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ecclesiology

ecc·le·sio·logy

UK/ɪˌkliːziˈɒlədʒi/ US/ɛˌkliːziˈɒlədʒi/ uncommon

noun

1.

the branch of theology concerned with the nature and the constitution and the functions of a church

Origin

From ecclesio- + -logy. Coined by a writer of the British Critic in 1837, as ecclesialogy.

Phrases

  • communion ecclesiology

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