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CLASSIS
Etymology
Noun
classis (plural classes)
(obsolete) A class or order; sort; kind.
(religion) An ecclesiastical body or judicatory in certain churches, such as the Reformed Dutch. It is intermediate between the consistory and the synod, and corresponds to the presbytery in the Presbyterian church.
Source: Wiktionary
Clas"sis, n.; pl. Classes. Etym: [L. See Class, n.]
1. A class or order; sort; kind. [Obs.] His opinion of that classis of men. Clarendon.
2. (Eccl.)
Definition: An ecclesiastical body or judicat
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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