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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_136160" /> ==
== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_136160" /> ==
<p> (n.) A church or the church, in the various senses of the word; esp., the [[Church]] of [[Scotland]] as distinguished from other reformed churches, or from the [[Roman]] [[Catholic]] Church. </p>
<p> (n.) A church or the church, in the various senses of the word; esp., the Church of [[Scotland]] as distinguished from other reformed churches, or from the Roman [[Catholic]] Church. </p>
          
          
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_47141" /> ==
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_47141" /> ==
<p> a word meaning circle, in the sense of " assembly" or "company;" the original word being Saxon, and supposed by some to have come from the [[Greek]] κυριακόν , dominicum, " The Lord's house." The word [[Church]] is the same as " Kirk," and has the same signification as " congregation" or assembly, which are elsewhere given as translations of the original word ἐκκλησία. The established religion of [[Scotland]] (the Presbyterian) is usually called the [[Kirk]] of Scotland. (See [[Scotland]]). </p>
<p> a word meaning circle, in the sense of " assembly" or "company;" the original word being Saxon, and supposed by some to have come from the Greek '''''Κυριακόν''''' '', Dominicum, "'' The Lord's house." The word [[Church]] is the same as " Kirk," and has the same signification as " congregation" or assembly, which are elsewhere given as translations of the original word '''''Ἐκκλησία''''' . The established religion of Scotland (the Presbyterian) is usually called the ''Kirk Of Scotland.'' (See Scotland). </p>
          
          
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