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The word church as we hear it or use it today. 1. The word “church” [ekklēsian] is used for a local body of organized and baptized believers. About 90% of the time, it is used in this sense in the Bible. 2.
There are 19 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word church. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. church has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. religion (Old English) Christianity (Old English) liturgical (Old English) ecclesiastical (Old English) Judaism (Old English) Anglican Church ...
B. J.M. Pendleton in his 1867 Church Manual defines a church as: “A church is a congregation of Christ’s baptized disciples, acknowledging him as their Head, relying on His atoning sacrifice for justification before God, and depending on
The meaning of CHURCH is a building for public and especially Christian worship. How to use church in a sentence.
the general assembly of Athens, became the French eglise, church. In English it abides in ecclesiastic. Another, basilike, gave us the English basilica. A third was the Greek kuriakon doma, house of the Lord.”1 The first one above, ekklesia, literally means “called out” and is translated “church” in our English Bibles. But the English ...
CHURCH definition: 1. a building for Christian religious activities: 2. an official Christian religious organization…. Learn more.
Definition of church noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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