Ecclesia (lat) is a term derived from the Greek root ekklesia [εκκλησία], which literally means a "gathering" of citizens, in an ancient Greek city-state, or a "called-out assembly"; usually defined as "gathering of the called-out ones" or “gathering of those summoned”. Theologically it has been equated from the New Testament passages, originally written in Greek language, as the Church (though the origin of the term "Church"… (More on Ecclesia)