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English word church comes from Ancient Greek (to 1453) κύριος, and later Proto-Germanic *kirikǭ ((West Germanic) church.)

κύριος (Ancient Greek)

κυριακόν (δόμα) (Byzantine Greek)

κυριακόν (δόμα) (Ancient Greek)

κυριακόν|κυριακὸν δῶμα (Koine Greek)

κυριακός (Ancient Greek)

κυριακόν (Byzantine Greek)

κυριακόν (Ancient Greek)

*kirikǭ (Proto-Germanic)

(West Germanic) church.

ċiriċe (Old English)

cirice (Old English)

Church.

chirche (Middle English)

church (English)

(countable) A Christian house of worship; a building where religious services take place. [from 9th c.]. (countable) A local group of people who follow the same Christian religious beliefs, local or general. [from 9th c.]. (countable) A particular denomination of Christianity. [from 9th c.]. (informal) A (non-Christian) religion; a religious group. [from 16th c.]. (obsolete) assembly. [...]

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