The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 7Grolier, 1985 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... church , the ordained ministers , representatives , or officers of the church , as distinguished both from unordained lay leaders or officers and from the main body of the faithful ( the laity ) . The term is sometimes used of the ...
... church , the ordained ministers , representatives , or officers of the church , as distinguished both from unordained lay leaders or officers and from the main body of the faithful ( the laity ) . The term is sometimes used of the ...
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... church in Flushing , the Netherlands : " Every Christian is bound in con- science ... to walke in that forme of a Church ... which is set by Christ ... which indeed is eyther Catholike , or Congregational independent . " Founding . The ...
... church in Flushing , the Netherlands : " Every Christian is bound in con- science ... to walke in that forme of a Church ... which is set by Christ ... which indeed is eyther Catholike , or Congregational independent . " Founding . The ...
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... CHURCH , kop'tik . There are two distinct Christian churches in Egypt : the Catholic Coptic and the Monophysite Coptic churches . The word " Copt " is derived from the Greek word for " Egyptian , " Aigyptios , which the Arabs shortened ...
... CHURCH , kop'tik . There are two distinct Christian churches in Egypt : the Catholic Coptic and the Monophysite Coptic churches . The word " Copt " is derived from the Greek word for " Egyptian , " Aigyptios , which the Arabs shortened ...
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