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A '''church''' is a building in which worship, usually of a [[Christian]] nature, takes place. | 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]]. | + | A church in which a [[bishop]] resides is known as a [[cathedral]]. |
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| + | Sometimes the term "Church" is used to refer to a collective Christian body such as the [[Catholic Church]] or the total body of believers. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
| − | The word '''church''' comes, through the Old English ''circe'', from the Koine Greek κυριακον (''kyriakon''), which means "Lord's House". | + | The word '''church''' comes, through the Old English ''circe'', from the [[Koine Greek]] κυριακον (''kyriakon''), which means "Lord's House". |
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Christianity]] |
Revision as of 06:53, January 15, 2008
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.
Sometimes the term "Church" is used to refer to a collective Christian body such as the Catholic Church or the total body of believers.
Etymology
The word church comes, through the Old English circe, from the Koine Greek κυριακον (kyriakon), which means "Lord's House".