Some of the words we use in Church sound fancy because they are not part of our day-to-day conversations, and they are often rooted in three main languages:
-Hebrew, where we get words like Alleluia (praise the Lord) and Amen (so be it, literally: for sure.).
-Greek, where we get words like Liturgy (work of the people) and Kyrie eleison (Lord have mercy)
-Latin, where we get words like Pope (father) and Creed (Credo: I believe)...
 

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