Classis Definition

klăsĭs
classes
noun
A governing body in certain Reformed churches, consisting of the minister and representative elders from each church in a district.
Webster's New World
Such a district.
Webster's New World

(obsolete) A class or order; sort; kind.

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Noun

Singular:
classis
Plural:
classes

Origin of Classis

  • Latin class of citizens class

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Latin.

    From Wiktionary

Classis Sentence Examples

  • In every classis or presbytery there were two elders to each minister..

  • The port of Ravenna, situated about 3 miles from the city, was named Classis.

  • Apollinare in Classe, erected at the same time outside the walls of Classis, and now standing by itself in the lonely marshes, is the largest basilica existing at Ravenna.

  • In 728 the Lombard king Luitprand took and destroyed the suburb Classis; about 752 the city itself fell into the hands of his successor Aistulf, from whom a few years after it was wrested by Pippin, king of the Franks.

  • There was a praefectus classis Comensis under the late empire, and it was regarded as a strong fortress.

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Words Starting With

CCLCLA

Words Ending With

SISSIS

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Words Starting With C and Ending With S

Starts With C & Ends With SStarts With CL & Ends With SStarts With C & Ends With IS

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With C7 Letter Words Ending With S