ecclesia
noun
ec·cle·sia
ə̇ˈklēzēə,
eˈ-,
-lēzh(ē)ə
plural ecclesiae
-lēz(h)ēˌē,
-lāzēˌī
1
: a political assembly of citizens of ancient Greek states
especially : the periodic meeting of the Athenian citizens for conducting public business and for considering affairs proposed by the council
2
: church sense 4d
3
: one of the local organizations of the Christadelphians
Word History
Etymology
in sense 1, from Latin, from Greek ekklēsia; in other senses, from Late Latin, church, from Latin