Catechism of the Catholic Church: Difference between revisions

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*** so "to bless" originates from a ritual act to an invocation of God's blessings
*** so "to bless" originates from a ritual act to an invocation of God's blessings
* '''bishop'''
* '''bishop'''
** >> see CCC 888
** with priests, primary task is "to preach the Gospel of God to all men"
** "authentic leaders of the apololistic faith" (CCC 888)
** Bishops are spiritual descendants of the apostles
** from Greek ''episkopos''  for "watcher, spiritual guardian"
*** ''epi-'' (over) + ''skopos'' (one that watches)
*** from PIE '''*spek-''' "to observe"
* '''bridegroom'''
* '''bridegroom'''
** groom
** groom
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**related to "shepherd"
**related to "shepherd"
*'''Epistle'''
*'''Epistle'''
**letters
**"a letter" 
**from Greek ''epi-'' (to) + ''stellei'' (to dispatch or send)
***PIE '''*stel-''' "to put, stand, put in order"
*''Etymology''
**study of the origins of words
**from Greek ''etymologia'' for "analysis to find true origin of a word"
***''etymon = (''true sense) + -''logy (''"word")
*'''Eucharist'''
*'''Eucharist'''
**sacrament of the Last Supper
**sacrament of the Last Supper