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**** derived from Latin ''cumbere'' "to lie: | **** derived from Latin ''cumbere'' "to lie: | ||
** unrelated to "catechism" | ** unrelated to "catechism" | ||
* '''communion''' | |||
** generally, coming together in worship | |||
** specifically, "'''Holy Communion'''" for "partaking in the sacrament of the Eucharist" | |||
*** from ''com'' for "with, together" + ''unus'' for "oneness, union" | |||
*'''confess''' | *'''confess''' | ||
**''con'' = wtih + ''fess'' from Latin fateri = "to admit" | |||
***from PIE '''*bha-''' "to speak, tell, say" | |||
***Latin ''confiteri'' = "to acknowledge" | |||
*'''consecrate''' | |||
**"consecrated elements, such as the bread and wine in the Eucharist | |||
**''con'' = with | |||
*'''creed''' | *'''creed''' | ||
**from Latin ''credo'' for "I believe" | **from Latin ''credo'' for "I believe" | ||
*'''Eucharist''' | |||
**sacrament of the Last Supper | |||
***from Latin ''eucharistia'' and Greek ''eukharistia'' for "thanksgiving, gratitude" | |||
***eu = Greek for "good or well " + ''kharis'' "favor, grace" | |||
****thus includes a sense of "thankfulness", "to be thankful" | |||
***'''E''ukharistia''''' = "the Lord's Supper" | |||
*'''firmament''' | *'''firmament''' | ||
**in NAB "dome" | **in NAB "dome" | ||
**= heaven | **= heaven | ||
*'''Genesis''' | *'''Genesis''' | ||
**from PIE '''* | **origin, birth, creation of the world | ||
***from PIE '''*gene''' for "to give birth, to beget" | |||
* '''invention''' | * '''invention''' | ||
** "finding or discovery" | ** "finding or discovery" | ||
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** God creates the world; mankind "invents" or "discovers" it | ** God creates the world; mankind "invents" or "discovers" it | ||
** used for the original "Invention of the Cross", which was the discovery of the three crosses from the biblical crucifixion (see [[wikipedia:Helena_of_Constantinople|Saint Helena]], mother of Satin Constantine ("Constantine the Great") | ** used for the original "Invention of the Cross", which was the discovery of the three crosses from the biblical crucifixion (see [[wikipedia:Helena_of_Constantinople|Saint Helena]], mother of Satin Constantine ("Constantine the Great") | ||
* '''lay''' (adj) / '''laity''' (n) | |||
** not clerical, or "of the people", as in "''the'' ''lay people"'' or ''"the laity'' | |||
*** from Latin ''laicus'' and Greek ''laikos'' "of the people,"; both from ''laos'' for folk, the people, the crowd; a tribe | |||
** also indicates common people as distinguished from "experts" | |||
* '''liturgy''' | |||
** "the service (mass) of the Holy Eucharist" | |||
** or the conduct (form, presentation) of divine services | |||
** from Latin ''liturgia'' for "public service, public worship" and Greek ''leitourgia'' for "a liturgy; public duty, ministry," | |||
*** related to ''leitourgos'' for "one who performs a public ceremony or service | |||
**** as opposed to ''leito-'' "public" (from ''laos'' "the people") | |||
** '''liturgical''' = "of or related to divine mass" | |||
** '''liturgical calendar''' = the calendar that guides Catholic masses over a year | |||
* '''Mass''' | |||
** "eucharistic service" or "celebration of the Eucharist | |||
** Old English mæsse and Middle English ''messe'' or ''masse\'' | |||
*** the meaning is likely derived from the "dismissal" at the end of the service | |||
*** as it is related to Latin ''mittere'' for "to let go, send" as in on a mission | |||
* '''profess''' | * '''profess''' | ||
* ransom | * ransom |