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**** the "Deuterocanonical" books (Hebrew scriptures) were excluded by Martin Luther in 1500s
**** the "Deuterocanonical" books (Hebrew scriptures) were excluded by Martin Luther in 1500s
**** the Deuterocanonical books were affirmed by the Catholic Church starting with the Synod of Hippo in 393
**** the Deuterocanonical books were affirmed by the Catholic Church starting with the Synod of Hippo in 393
* '''catacomb'''
** "Sepulchral vaults" = underground burial tombs
** from Latin ''cata tumbas'' "among the graves"
*** ''cata'' = among + ''comb'' = graves or tombs
**** derived from Latin ''cumbere'' "to lie:
** unrelated to "catechism"
* '''catechism'''
* '''catechism'''
** "instruction in Christian principles"
** "instruction in Christian principles"
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**** which is from ''katekhizein'' "to teacher oraly, instruct by word of mouth" which is from Greek ''katekhein'' "to resound"
**** which is from ''katekhizein'' "to teacher oraly, instruct by word of mouth" which is from Greek ''katekhein'' "to resound"
*** thus "catechism" maintains an element of joyful echoes from ''katekhein'' "to resound"
*** thus "catechism" maintains an element of joyful echoes from ''katekhein'' "to resound"
* '''catacomb'''
* '''catholic'''
** "Sepulchral vaults" = underground burial tombs
** universal, universally accepted
** from Latin ''cata tumbas'' "among the graves"
*** so = "doctrines of the early church"
*** ''cata'' = among + ''comb'' = graves or tombs
*** Greek ''kath'' (in general) + ''holos'' "whole"
**** derived from Latin ''cumbere'' "to lie:
**** PIE '''*sol-''' "whole, well-kept"
** unrelated to "catechism"
* '''communion'''  
* '''communion'''  
** together, coming together
** together, coming together
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** = truth discerned through reason
** = truth discerned through reason
** from Greek for "love of wisdom"
** from Greek for "love of wisdom"
* prayer
** = entreaty, petition from Latin ''precari'' "to ask, beg, pray"
*** PIE '''*prek''' "to ask, entreat"
* '''profess'''
* '''profess'''
* '''Protoevangelium'''
* '''Protoevangelium'''