civil polity

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• polity — /pol i tee/, n., pl. polities. 1. a particular form or system of government: civil polity; ecclesiastical polity. 2. the condition of being constituted as a state or other organized community or body: The polity of ancient Athens became a… …   Universalium

• polity — pol•i•ty [[t]ˈpɒl ɪ ti[/t]] n. pl. ties 1) gov a particular form or system of government: civil polity; ecclesiastical polity[/ex] 2) gov a state or other organized community or body 3) gov the condition of being constituted as a state or other… …   From formal English to slang

• Polity — Pol i*ty, n.; pl. {Polities}. [L. politia, Gr. ?: cf. F. politie. See 1st {Policy}, {Police}.] 1. The form or constitution of the civil government of a nation or state; the framework or organization by which the various departments of government… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Civil Incorporation of Church Property —     Civil Incorporation of Church Property     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Civil Incorporation of Church Property     Christianity at its very beginning, found the concept of the corporation well developed under Roman law and widely and variously… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Civil Authority — • The moral power of command, supported by physical coercion, which the State exercises over its members Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Civil Authority     Civil Authority …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Civil inattention — is the process whereby strangers who are in close proximity demonstrate that they are aware of one another, without imposing on each other. Civil inattention is a sign of recognition that others have claims to a shared space or environment , as… …   Wikipedia

• polity — I noun body politic, civil constitution, commonwealth, constitution, country, course, form of government, fundamental principles of government, line, nation, nationality, plan of action, platform, policy, principles, procedure, program,… …   Law dictionary

• polity — means (1) ‘a form or process of civil government or constitution’, and (2) ‘a society or country as a political entity’. It should not be confused with policy, in its meaning ‘a course or principle of action’ …   Modern English usage

• polity — ► NOUN (pl. polities) 1) a form or process of civil government or constitution. 2) a state as a political entity. ORIGIN Greek politeia citizenship, government …   English terms dictionary

• civil constitution — index polity Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• polity —    A church s polity is its form of government. Like the words politics, police, and policy, the word is ultimately derived from the ancient Greek polis, which evokes both the order and the community of the ancient city state. As Protestantism… …   Encyclopedia of Protestantism