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* '''church''' | * '''church''' | ||
** a "convocation" or "assembly" especially for religious purposes | ** a "convocation" or "assembly" especially for religious purposes | ||
** | ** related to Latin ''ecclesia'' and Greek ''ekkalein'' for "to call out" | ||
*** from [[PIE proto-Indo-European language|PIE]] '''*kele-''' "to shout" | *** from [[PIE proto-Indo-European language|PIE]] '''*kele-''' "to shout" | ||
** the call is to gather, as in Greek ''ekklēsía'' which means "assembly" | ** the call is to gather, as in Greek ''ekklēsía'' which means "assembly" | ||
** derived directly from Greek ''Kyriake'' for "what belongs to God" | |||
*** or ''kyriakon'' for "of the Lord" | |||
** thus ''ekklēsía'' (church) = "the 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 | *** especially regarding Mt. Sanai, where Israel was given the Law | ||