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CATHOLIC
KATHOLIKOS
CATHOLIC
- Greek: Katholikos
- means "universal" or "according to the whole"
- First used by Saint Ignatius of Antioch (early second century) to describe unity of local churches under the bishop
- One of the "marks of the Church"
CHRISTIAN
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CHRISTIAN
- Greek: "christos", meaning anointed.
- Indicates a follower of Christ, anointed at Baptism and Confirmation
- Acts 11:26
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CHURCH
- Greek: Kyriake, meaning "the Lord's house"
- 1. Building
- 2. Specific Christian denomination
- 3. The whole body of Christians
- 4. Ecclesiastical authority
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ECCLESIA
- Greek: ekklesia, from ek-ka-lein, meaning "to call out"
- God calls us together to a special relationship with him
- LXX - term used for the Chosen People of Israel
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