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 ** "Chi", written "X", is the "chiasmus" (symbol) for the cross
 * '''church'''
+** a "convocation" or "assembly" especially for religious purposes
 ** from Latin ''ecclesia'' and Greek ''ekkalein'' for "to call out"
 *** from [[PIE proto-Indo-European language|PIE]] '''*kele-''' "to shout"
-** but the call is to gather, as in Greek ''ekklēsía'' which means "assembly"
+** the call is to gather, as in Greek ''ekklēsía'' which means "assembly"
-** thus the Christian "assembly of the Chosen people before God"
+** thus ''ekklēsía'' (church) = "the assembly of the Chosen people before God"
 *** especially regarding Mt. Sanai, where Israel was given the Law
 *** Christian use of "church" is "as heir to that assembly
-*** per and see CCC 751
+** see [https://www.usccb.org/sites/default/files/flipbooks/catechism/198/ CCC 751])
-** from Greek translation of the Hebrew "Qahal" which is a reference to the ancient Jewish equivalent of "church" or "church organization"
+** ''note: ekklēsía'' is related to the Greek translation of the Hebrew "Qahal" which is a reference to the ancient Jewish equivalent of "church" or "church organization"
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