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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