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classis
[ klas-is ]
noun
, plural clas·ses [klas, -eez].
- the organization of pastors and elders that governs a group of local churches; a presbytery.
- the group of churches governed by such an organization.
classis
/ ˈklæsɪs /
noun
- a governing body of elders or pastors
- the district or group of local churches directed by such a body
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Word History and Origins
Origin of classis1
1585–95; < Latin: class
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Word History and Origins
Origin of classis1
C16: from Latin; see class
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Example Sentences
Shajarian, the legendary classis singer of Iran, wrote an open letter to the IRIB and urged them to stop broadcasting his songs.
From The Daily Beast
Prodromus systematis mammalium et avium additis terminis zoographicis utriuque classis, pp.
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On the opposite wall, occupying the same position as Classis, are the city of Ravenna and the palace of Theodoric.
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He was a moderate man of Presbyterian views, and became a lay elder of the third Lancashire Classis.
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If we cannot organize a Classis at once, we will do the best we can.
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Hannibal, dux classis Pnicae, nv20 quae iam capibtur, in scapham salt s dmittns Rmnrum mans effgit.
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