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<p>word church may rarely be used for other religious communities. For non-Christian communities the term may be considered archaic or even offensive, negating existing terms such as <a href="page.php?w=synagogue">synagogue</a> or <a href="page.php?w=mosque">mosque</a> used to refer to their community or <a href="page.php?w=place_of_worship">place of worship</a>.</p>

<p><big>Etymology</big></p>
<p>The <a href="page.php?w=Ancient_Greek">Greek</a> word <a href="page.php?w=wiktionary%3A%3F%3F%3F%3F%3F%3F%3F%3F">ekklesia</a>, literally "called out" or "called</p><p>
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