Etymology

parachurch

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Today it means: A Christian organization that engages in social welfare and evangelism without restricting itself to a specific religious denomination. Full definition →

English church ← Middle English chirche ← Old English ċiriċe
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pərai
  4. Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ́ (părắ)
  5. Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ- (pără-)
  6. Englishpara-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ḱewh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ḱuh₁ryós
  9. Proto-Hellenic*kúrios
  10. Ancient Greekκῡ́ριος (kū́rios)
  11. Koine Greekκῡριακός (kūriakós)
  12. Koine Greekκῡρῐᾰκόν (kūrĭăkón)
  13. Proto-West Germanic*kirikā
  14. Old Englishċiriċe
  15. Middle Englishchirche
  16. Englishchurch
  17. English todayparachurch

From para- + church.

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