ecclesiastical polity

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• Ecclesiastical polity — is the operational and governance structure of a church or Christian denomination. It also denotes the ministerial structure of the church and the authority relationships between churches. Polity is closely related to Ecclesiology, the study of… …   Wikipedia

• ECCLESIASTICAL POLITY, THE LAW OF —    a vindication of the Anglican Church against the Puritans, written by Richard Hooker; the most splendid and stately piece of literary prose that exists in the language …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• 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

• Polity — (Greek: Πολιτεία or Πολίτευμα transliterated as Politeía or Políteuma ) was originally a term used in Ancient Greece to refer to the many Greek city states that had an assembly of citizens as part of the political process. Suffrage did not… …   Wikipedia

• Ecclesiastical history (Catholicism) — Ecclesiastical history, for the Roman Catholic Church, is the history of the Roman Catholic Church as an institution, written from a particular perspective. There is a traditional approach to such historiography. The generally identified starting …   Wikipedia

• Polity (disambiguation) — Polity may refer to one of the following.*Polity, a general term that refers to political organization of a group *Ecclesiastical polity, the system of church governance *Polity (publisher), a UK based social sciences and humanities publisher …   Wikipedia

• 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

• Ecclesiastical Archives — • A collection of documents, records, and memorials, pertaining to the origin, foundation, growth, history, and constitutions of a diocese, parish, monastery, or religious community under the jurisdiction of the Church Catholic Encyclopedia.… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• polity — /ˈpɒləti / (say poluhtee) noun (plural polities) 1. a particular form or system of government (civil, ecclesiastical, or other). 2. the condition of being constituted as a state or other organised community or body. 3. government or… …  

• Congregationalist polity — This article is about the form of church organization in which each congregation governs itself. For the family of Protestant churches characterized by and named for this form of governance, see Congregational church. For other uses, see… …   Wikipedia