ecclesiology

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

noun

1. the study of ecclesiastical adornments and furnishings.
2. the study of church doctrine.

ecclesiology

/ ɪˌkliːzɪˈɒlədʒɪ; ɪˌkliːzɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl /

noun

1. the study of the Christian Church
2. the study of Church architecture and decoration

Derived Forms

• ecclesiological, adjective
• ecˌclesiˈologist, noun
• ecˌclesioˈlogically, adverb

Other Words From

• 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of ecclesiology¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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

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