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sola ecclesia

sola ecclesia noun: the doctrine that the Church, and not Scripture alone, is the ultimate source of authority for Christian doctrine.

Noun

sola ecclesia (uncountable)

  1. The doctrine that the Church, and not Scripture alone, is the ultimate source of authority for Christian doctrine.

Origin of sola ecclesia

Learned borrowing from Latin sōla ecclēsia (literally “the church alone”).

Questions about sola ecclesia

What does sola ecclesia mean?
Sola ecclesia means the doctrine that the Church, and not Scripture alone, is the ultimate source of authority for Christian doctrine.
What part of speech is sola ecclesia?
Sola ecclesia is a noun.

Words near sola ecclesia in the dictionary

  1. sol-gels
  2. sol-lunar
  3. Sol.
  4. Sol. Song
  5. sola
  6. sola ecclesia
  7. sola gratia
  8. sola scriptura
  9. sola topee
  10. sola topees
  11. sola topi

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