What is the Latin word for church?

The usual Latin words for “church” are nōn, Ammiānus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“church” in Latin

nōnnot Ammiānusa masculine praenomen, famously held by

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

church

(a) (a) the sacred building, aedes sacra: (b) the congregation, *oetus sacer: *sacra publica, orum, n. (the divine service): to go to church, *sacra publica adire; *sacris publicia adesse: to perform the church-service (of the clergyman), rebus divinis interesse: to attend church, sacris adesse (of a layman): (c) THE CHURCH (i. e., the whole body of the visible Church), legis Christianae studiosi (Ammianus, 25, 10); *qui Christum sequuntur; *civitas or respublica Christianorum; ecclesia (ecclesiastical).

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What is the Latin word for church?: The usual Latin words for “church” are nōn, Ammiānus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.