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A church in which a bishop resides is known as a [[cathedral]]. | A church in which a bishop resides is known as a [[cathedral]]. | ||
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| − | + | The word '''church''' comes, through the Old English ''circe'', from the Koine Greek κυριακον (''kyriakon''), which means "Lord's House". | |
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A church is a building in which worship, usually of a Christian nature, takes place.
A church in which a bishop resides is known as a cathedral.
Etymology
The word church comes, through the Old English circe, from the Koine Greek κυριακον (kyriakon), which means "Lord's House".