The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ecclesia \Ec*cle"si*a\, n.; pl. Ecclesi[ae]. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] 1. (Gr. Antiq.) The public legislative assembly of the Athenians. [1913 Webster] 2. (Eccl.) A church, either as a body or as a building. [1913 Webster]