ecclesiology

[ ih-klee-zee-ol-uh-jee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

ecclesiology

/ ɪˌkliːzɪˈɒlədʒɪ; ɪˌkliːzɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl /

ec·cle·si·o·log·ic [ih-klee-zee-, uh, -, loj, -ik], ec·clesi·o·logi·cal adjective
ec·clesi·o·logi·cal·ly adverb

First recorded in 1830–40; ecclesi(a) + -o- + -logy

Of Manx ecclesiology there is nothing to be said: it is patently without interest or value.

The result was a material modification of his former views on ecclesiology.

The cultivation of this valley is not so uninteresting as its ecclesiology.

Its peculiar individuality, however, arises from the same cause as the very singular characteristics of Irish ecclesiology.

From this date the rules of English ecclesiology can only mislead the student of Scottish ecclesiastical architecture.

April 17, 2024axolotl

[ak-suh-lot-l ]

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