#382 ecclesia

ecclesia- a congregation; the assembly of citizens of an ancient Greek state

- C16 from Medieval Latin, from Greek ekklesia assembly, from kalein to call

ecclesiastical relating to Christian church

The Greeks used the word as a political assembly of citizens.

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