Definition of Classis

1. n. A class or order; sort; kind.

Definition of Classis

1. a governing body in certain churches [n CLASSES]

Literary usage of Classis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A History of the English Church During the Civil Wars and Under the by William Arthur Shaw (1900)
"In the case of the fourth London classis, the Parishes ig- Church of St. Michael, ... The classis spent many meetings in the examination of the case as ..."

2. Italy and Her Invaders by Thomas Hodgkin (1895)
"classis seems to have been held by the Lombards classis of Spoleto for eight or ... but he connects the capture of classis with the mission of Gregory as ..."

3. Source Book and Bibliographical Guide for American Church History by Peter George Mode (1921)
"THE classis ISSL'E The American Church in its Relation to Amsterdam 'The Coetus of ... classis of Amsterdam, Right Rev. Sirs and Much Beloved Brethren:— The ..."

4. Inventory of Unpublished Material for American Religious History in by William Henry Allison (1910)
"Letters: classis of Amsterdam to John Philip Boehm. Oct. 19, 1731. ... GS Reidemeister to the classis of Amsterdam. May 18, 1780. (German. ..."

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