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Glimpses of Christian History Presents Quiz #19: Linguistic Origin of the Word Church © 2007

 
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rom which language does our English word church come?

 

a. German
b. Scots
c. Greek

 

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Our English word for church is related to the German word kirche and the Scots word kirk, which ultimately derive from the Greek kyriakos, \"the Lord\'s house.\"
  
       
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