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classis

/ˈklæsɪs/

classis noun: a class or order; sort; type; kind.

Noun

classis (plural classes)

  1. (obsolete) A class or order; sort; type; kind.
    • […]declared his own opinion of that classis of men.1702–1704, Edward [Hyde, 1st] Earl of Clarendon, (please specify |book=I to XVI), in The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England, Begun in the Year 1641. […], Oxford, Oxfordshire: Printed...
  2. An ecclesiastical body or judicatory in certain churches, such as the Dutch Reformed Church. It is intermediate between the consistory and the synod, and corresponds to the presbytery in the Presbyterian church.
    • At Utrecht and Breda there was strong pressure from the Dutch Reformed Church to exclude from employment British preachers who refused to take membership in the classis.1982, Keith L. Sprunger, Dutch Puritanism
  3. A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below divisio and above ordo.
    Synonyms:
    class

Synonyms of classis

Forms of classis

pluralclasses

Plural of classis: classes

Origin of classis

Borrowed from Latin classis. Doublet of class.

Questions about classis

What does classis mean?
Classis means a class or order; sort; type; kind.
What part of speech is classis?
Classis is a noun.
How do you pronounce classis?
Classis is pronounced /ˈklæsɪs/.
What is the plural of classis?
The plural of classis is classes.

Words near classis in the dictionary

  1. classily
  2. classiness
  3. classing
  4. classing up
  5. classings
  6. classis
  7. classism
  8. classisms
  9. classist
  10. classists
  11. classitis

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