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Greek Greek may refer to: Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all kno ...
: ἐκκλησία ''ekklēsia'') may refer to:


Organizations

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Ecclesia (ancient Greece) The ecclesia or ekklesia () was the assembly of the citizens in city-states of ancient Greece. The ekklesia of Athens The ekklesia of ancient Athens Athens ( ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Greece, larg ...
or Ekklēsia, the principal assembly of ancient Greece during its Golden Age *
Ecclesia (Sparta) The ecclesia or ekklesia (Greek language, Greek: ἐκκλησία) was the citizens' assembly in the Ancient Greece, Ancient Greek Polis, city-state of Sparta. Unlike its more Ecclesia (ancient Greece), famous counterpart in Classical Athens, A ...
, the citizens' assembly of Sparta, often wrongly called apella * The Greek and Latin term for the
Christian Church In ecclesiology, the Christian Church is what different Christian denominations conceive of as being the true body of Christians or the original institution established by Jesus Christ. "Christian Church" has also been used in academia as a syn ...
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Ekklesia (think tank) Ekklesia was a not-for-profit British think tank which examines the role of religion on public life and policy in the UK. History Ekklesia was founded in 2002 by Jonathan Bartley and Simon Barrow. In September 2002, Ekklesia launched a Sunday ...
, a British think tank examining the role of religion in public life *
Ecclesia College Ecclesia College is a private evangelical Christian work college in Springdale, Arkansas. It is accredited by the Association for Biblical Higher Education. The college was founded in 1975 by Oren Paris II, the college's first chancellor and the ...
, a four-year Christian work college in Springdale, Arkansas * Ekklesia Project, an ecumenical Christian network to promote a more active and God-centered faith * Ecclesia Athletic Association, a youth athletic program in the United States *
Qahal The ''qahal'' (), sometimes spelled ''kahal'', was a theocratic organizational structure in ancient Israelite society according to the Hebrew Bible, See column345-6 and an Ashkenazi Jewish system of a self-governing community or kehila from ...
or ''Ekklesia'', a theocratic organisational structure in ancient Israelite society


Religion

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Ecclesia Dei ''Ecclesia Dei'' is the document Pope John Paul II issued on 2 July 1988 in reaction to the Ecône consecrations, in which four priests of the Society of Saint Pius X were ordained as bishops despite an express prohibition by the Holy See. The co ...
, a statement or ''motu proprio'' issued by Pope John Paul II in 1988 * Ecclesiae Regimen, a reformation declaration against the Church in England of the Late Middle Ages *
Ecclesia and Synagoga and , or in Latin language, Latin, meaning "Church and Synagogue" (the order sometimes reversed), are a pair of figures personifying the Roman Catholic Church, Church and the Jewish synagogue, that is to say Judaism, found in medieval Christian ...
, a pair of figures personifying the Roman Catholic Church and the Jewish synagogue found in medieval Christian art *
Church militant and church triumphant In some strains of Christian theology, the Christian Church may be divided into: *the Church Militant (), also called the Church Pilgrim, which consists of Christians on Earth who struggle as Miles Christianus, soldiers of Christ against Christi ...
(''ecclesia militans'', ''ecclesia triumphans''), Christians who are living on earth and those who are in heaven * Mater Ecclesiae, a monastery inside Vatican City *
Mother Church Mother church or matrice is a term depicting the Christian Church as a mother in her functions of nourishing and protecting the believer. It may also refer to the primary church of a Christian denomination or diocese, i.e. a cathedral church, or ...
(Latin ''Mater Ecclesiae''), a reference to the Roman Catholic Church, or to other Christian churches or movements *
Nea Ekklesia The Nea Ekklēsia (, "New Church"; known in English as "The Nea") was a church built by Byzantine Emperor Basil I the Macedonian in Constantinople between 876 and 880. It was the first monumental church built in the Byzantine capital after the H ...
, a church built by Byzantine Emperor Basil I the Macedonian in Constantinople between the years 876–80 *
Christian Church In ecclesiology, the Christian Church is what different Christian denominations conceive of as being the true body of Christians or the original institution established by Jesus Christ. "Christian Church" has also been used in academia as a syn ...
, the whole Christian religious tradition throughout history *
Congregation Congregation may refer to: Religion *Church (congregation), a religious organization that meets in a particular location *Congregation (Roman Curia), an administrative body of the Catholic Church *Religious congregation, a type of religious instit ...
is a large gathering of people, often for the purpose of worship. * In the
sociological classifications of religious movements Various sociological classifications of religious movements have been proposed by scholars. In the sociology of religion, the most widely used classification is the church-sect typology. The typology is differently construed by different socio ...
, a religion less pervasive in a society than a ''church'' but more so than a ''sect''


Religious movements

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Ecclesia Gnostica Ecclesia Gnostica (Latin: The Church of Gnosis) is a neo-Gnostic church based in the United States. It has ordained clergy and conducts regular sacramental services, including two weekly Masses (Celebration of the Holy Eucharist), as well a ...
, a neo-Gnostic church based in the United States *
Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica (E.G.C.), or the Gnostic Catholic Church, is a Gnostic church organization. It is the ecclesiastical arm of Ordo Templi Orientis (O.T.O.), an international fraternal initiatory organization devoted to promulgating the ...
, a Gnostic church organization * Ecclesia Pistis Sophia, a Gnostic church organization based in the United States *
Ecclesia Gnostica Apostolica Catholica The Gnostic Church of France () is a neo-Gnostic Christian organisation formed by Jules Doinel in 1890, in France. It is the first Gnostic church in modern times. History The esoteric Freemason Jules Doinel, while working as archivist for ...
(Gnostic Church of France) *
Holy Ecclesia of Jesus The Holy Ecclesia of Jesus also known as the is an independent Japanese people, Japanese Christian denomination founded by Ōtsuki Takeji (大槻武二) in 1946. It is the third largest of the Japanese-founded churches. The Holy Ecclesia of Jesus ...
, an independent Japanese Christian denomination founded by
Ōtsuki Takeji Ōtsuki Takeji (; 1906–2004) was the founder of the third largest independent Japanese church, known as the Holy Ecclesia of Jesus (or Sei Iesu Kai, 聖イエス会). Ōtsuki was born in Ayabe City in 1906, and as a young man converted to Christi ...
(大槻武二) in 1946 *
Japan Ecclesia of Christ The is an independent Japanese church that was founded by Koike Tasuo (小池辰雄) in 1940. Koike Tatsuo was born in 1904 and educated in Tokyo Imperial University. He became attracted to Christianity as a young man as a result of attending the ...
, an independent Japanese Christian church founded by Koike Tasuo (小池辰雄) in 1940


Other uses

* ''Ekklesia'', a 2008 album by For Today * '' Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia'', a 2008 Nintendo DS video game *
Mount Ecclesia Mount Ecclesia (dedicated on October 28, 1911) is the location of the international headquarters of the fraternal and service organization the Rosicrucian Fellowship (TRF), located on grounds in Oceanside, California. It is also the location ...
, nature grounds in Oceanside, California with the international headquarters of The Rosicrucian Fellowship * '' Ecclesia orans'', an academic journal on Christian liturgy * The bi-annual international convention and governing body of the Fraternity of
Phi Gamma Delta Phi Gamma Delta (), commonly known as Phi Gam and sometimes written as FIJI, is a North American social fraternity with 139 active chapters and 13 colonies across the United States and Canada. It was founded at Jefferson College, Pennsylvania ...
* The seventh song on
Kamelot Kamelot is an American power metal band from Tampa, Florida, formed by Thomas Youngblood in 1987. The Norwegian vocalist Roy Khan joined for the album '' Siége Perilous'', and shared songwriting credit with Youngblood until his departure in A ...
's album "
Haven Haven or The Haven may refer to: * Harbor or haven, a sheltered body of water where ships can be docked Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Haven (Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter), from the novel series * Haven (comics), from the ''X-Men ...
" is titled "Ecclesia"


See also

* Ecclesia Catholica (disambiguation) * Ecclesiastes (disambiguation) * Ad Universalis Ecclesiae, an 1862 papal constitution by Pope Pius IX dealing with the conditions for admission to Catholic religious orders * Advocatus Ecclesiae, lay persons of noble birth who defended a particular church or monastery during the Middle Ages * De triumphis ecclesiae, a Latin epic written c. 1250 by Johannes de Garlandia * Ecclesiam a Jesu Christo, a Papal constitution promulgated by Pius VII in 1821 *''
Ecclesiam suam ''Ecclesiam Suam'' is an encyclical letter of Pope Paul VI on the Catholic Church given at St. Peter's, Rome, on the Feast of the Transfiguration, 6 August 1964, the second year of his Pontificate. In the opening words of the letter, Pope Paul ...
'', a 1964 encyclical of Pope Paul VI on the Catholic Church * Ex Corde Ecclesiae, a 1990 apostolic constitution written by Pope John Paul II regarding Catholic colleges and universities *''
Extra Ecclesiam nulla salus The Latin phrase (meaning 'outside the Church here isno salvation' or 'no salvation outside the Church')Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae, a list of ministers from the Established Church of Scotland * Fabrica ecclesiae, a Roman Catholic Latin term for the funds necessary for the construction of a church * Lamentatio sanctae matris ecclesiae Constantinopolitanae, a motet by the Renaissance composer Guillaume Dufay *
Libertas ecclesiae ''Libertas ecclesiae'' ("freedom of the Church" in Latin) is the theory of freedom of religion of ecclesiastical authority of the Catholic Church from secular or the temporal power, that is, the freedom to accomplish its spiritual mission withou ...
, emancipation from ecclesiastical authority, which guided the movement of Reform begun in the 11th century * Ordinarium Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae, a document that established a voting procedure for the papal conclave * Regimini militantis Ecclesiae, a papal bull promulgated by Pope Paul III in 1540 establishing the Jesuits *
Universalis Ecclesiae was a papal bull of 29 September 1850 by which Pope Pius IX recreated the Roman Catholic diocesan hierarchy in England, which had been extinguished with the death of the last Marian bishop in the reign of Elizabeth I. New names were given to ...
, an 1850 bull of Pope Pius IX that recreated the Roman Catholic hierarchy in England * {{disambiguation Christian terminology New Testament Greek words and phrases Latin words and phrases es:Iglesia (desambiguación)