ecclesiology

noun

ec·​cle·​si·​ol·​o·​gy i-ˌklē-zē-ˈä-lə-jē 

e-ˌklē-

plural ecclesiologies

1

: the study of church architecture and adornment

2

: theological doctrine relating to the church

ecclesiological

i-ˌklē-zē-ə-ˈlä-ji-kəl 

e-ˌklē-

adjective

ecclesiologist

i-ˌklē-zē-ˈä-lə-jist 

e-ˌklē-

noun

Examples of ecclesiology in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Questions of how to address issues at a national level in such a decentralized organization are genuinely difficult to answer, and the report grapples with those difficulties without compromising on basic questions of Baptist ecclesiology. —The Editors, National Review, 25 May 2022

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin ecclēsia "assembly of Christian believers, Christian Church" + -o- + -logy — more at ecclesial

First Known Use

circa 1837, in the meaning defined at sense 1