The word "church" in common language has many meanings depending on the context. This is the story ... Origin of the English word 'church'The English word "church" itself is Anglo-Saxon in origin. The word first appeared in Anglo-Saxon translations of the Gospels as "chyrcan" and then in the Wycliffe Bible as "chirche" and the word developed into the modern English word church. It is Germanic and might come from Gothic. It is related to "Kirche" in German, 'Kerk' in Dutch, 'Kirk' in Scots and similar words in Scandinavian languages. It seems to be etymologically derived from the Greek 'kyriakos oikos'...