ecclesiology

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

/ ɪˌkli ziˈɒl ə dʒi /

the study of ecclesiastical adornments and furnishings.

the study of church doctrine.

Origin of ecclesiology

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

ec·cle·si·o·log·ic

[ih-klee-zee-uh-loj-ik] /ɪˌkli zi əˈlɒdʒ ɪk/, ec·cle·si·o·log·i·cal, adjective ec·cle·si·o·log·i·cal·ly, adverb

This venture in ecclesiology is not the democratization of a church.

From the Bottom Up |Alexander Irvine
From this date the rules of English ecclesiology can only mislead the student of Scottish ecclesiastical architecture.

The Archaeology and Prehistoric Annals of Scotland |Daniel Wilson
The cultivation of this valley is not so uninteresting as its ecclesiology.

Brick and Marble in the Middle Ages |George Edmund Street
Its peculiar individuality, however, arises from the same cause as the very singular characteristics of Irish ecclesiology.

The Archaeology and Prehistoric Annals of Scotland |Daniel Wilson

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

Birth of a Reformation |Andrew Byers

ecclesiology

/ (ɪˌkliːzɪˈɒlədʒɪ) /

the study of the Christian Church

the study of Church architecture and decoration

ecclesiological (ɪˌkliːzɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjective ecclesiologically, adverb ecclesiologist, noun