# ecclesia

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪˈkli.zi.ə/ · frequency rank #65,081

## Definitions
1. The public legislative assembly of the Athenians.
2. A church, either as a body or as a building.
3. The congregation, the group of believers, symbolic body or building.

## Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin ecclēsia, from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía). Doublet of Eccles.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ecclesia