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Holy Church
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English
Alternative forms
en holy Church
Etymology
From en enm Holy Chirche, enm holi chirche, enm hali chirche, enm haly kirk, equivalent to en holy church.
Proper noun
Holy Church 1
The Christian Church.
en Church of Christ
en 1861 Nikolaos Bulgaris A Holy Catechism 46 According to the second definition, we all of us believe in one Holy Church from end to end of the world, Apostolic and Catholic, founded not on mere earthen stones, but on the spiritual rock of the orthodox faith of CHRIST.
en 1898 Sebastian Dabovich The Holy Orthodox Church 55 Hear ye, then, what is said in a prayer composed by a sainted father, approved by the Holy Church, and read for all in the name of the Church on earth,
en 1944 The American Ecclesiastical Review He defines the Church of Christ or the Holy Church as “the multitude which rejoices in holy unity , a unity understood , not as being physically united in some country or province , or in any bodily place , but according to the union of one sign ”
en Christianity Organizations