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* '''Christian / Christians''' | * '''Christian / Christians''' | ||
** "follower of Christ" | ** "follower of Christ" | ||
*** for more see "The Way" below (Way, the) | |||
** from Acts 11:26 | ** from Acts 11:26 | ||
<sup>25</sup>Then Barnabas departed for Tarsus to seek Saul. <sup>26</sup> And when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. So it was that for a whole year they assembled with the church and taught a great many people. And the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch. | <sup>25</sup>Then Barnabas departed for Tarsus to seek Saul. <sup>26</sup> And when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. So it was that for a whole year they assembled with the church and taught a great many people. And the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch. | ||
* | * '''Christogram''' | ||
** ''Chi-Rho'' | ** = ''Chi-Rho'' | ||
** Chi, | ** = first two letters of "Christ" in Greek | ||
** "Chi", written "X", is the "chiasmus" (symbol) for the cross | |||
* '''church''' | * '''church''' | ||
** from Latin ''ecclesia'' and Greek ''ekkalein'' for "to call out" | ** from Latin ''ecclesia'' and Greek ''ekkalein'' for "to call out" | ||