Church

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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.

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".