ecclesial
2
9.3
- adjective
- /ɪˈkliz.i.əl/
- Specialized
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eclesial
- For example, might marriage become rather a civil or familial matter than an ecclesial one?
- ecclesial community
- ecclesial communion
- ecclesial hierarchy
Examples
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And how could the church of Christ be "present and operative" in other churches and ecclesial communities?
Academic text (2008) -
The church organized an ecclesial gathering to discuss community service projects.
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Within the Church, personnel and leadership changes led to the rise of neo-conservative ecclesial views.
Academic text (1990) -
For the same reason, he insists that the institutional ecclesial tradition is the proper setting for theology.
Academic text (1991) -
The sense of democracy that emerges from this commitment to ecclesial dialogue provides a challenge to change the Church.
Academic text (1993) -
The churches generally agree as to the importance of Tradition, which different ecclesial traditions need to embody.
Academic text (2015) -
Both the language of ecclesial "democracy" and that of ecclesial "hierarchy" have limitations and can be subject to misinterpretation.
Academic text (2001) -
Perhaps there was considerable wisdom in Vatican II's language of "churches and ecclesial communities."
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There is, however, another important aspect to Fr. Peter's ecclesial involvement.
Academic text (1990) -
Gutierrez's ecclesiology, like Bonhoeffer's, exemplifies what James Nickoloff calls an "ecclesial shift" from "moral exhortation to solidarity."
Academic text (2001)
Synonyms
12
9.9
Connected with the Christian Church and its leaders
1
9.9
Relating to the church or to its priests and ministers
1
8.2
Having the look or feel of a church, often quiet and formal
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Ecclesial comes from the Greek word ekklesia, which meant 'assembly' and later became the word for the Christian 'church'. So ecclesial describes things that belong to or are about the 'church' and its work.