Christian Word Names

Amen

means "truth, certainty" in Hebrew

Angel

means "messenger" in Greek

Angel

means "messenger" in Greek

Arcangela

means "chief messenger" in Greek

Absolution

means "set, free, acquit" in Latin

Advent

means "to come" in Latin

Agape

means "selfless love"

Alleluia

means "praise ye the Lord" in Hebrew

Ambo

means "rim" in Greek

Annunciation

means "announced" in Latin

Ascension

means "to climb" in Latin

Assumption

Awakening

Awe

means "terror, dread, awe" in Old English

Baptism

means "immerse" in Greek

Basilica

means "royal palace" in Latin

Beatitude

means "blessed" in Latin

Belfry

means "to protect + peace" in Old French

Bible

means "book" in Latin

Christ

means "anointed" in Greek

Christian

Christmas

means "Christ's mass" in Old English

Concord

means "of one mind" in Latin

Cross

Cantor

means "singer" in Latin

Chapel

diminutive of cappella, meaning "cap or cape" in Latin

Charity

means "dear" in Latin

Chastity

means "morally pure" in Latin

Chrism

means "anointing" in Greek

Christianity

Church

means "Lord's house" in Greek

Communion

Confirmation

Courage

from Latin cor "heart", denoting the heart as the seat of feelings

Covenant

Crosier

means "cross bearer" in Old French

Crucifix

means "fixed to a cross" in Latin

Divinity

means "belonging to a deity" in Latin

Dogma

means "opinion" in Greek

Dormition

means "falling asleep" in Latin

Easter

Epistle

means "send news" in Greek

Eucharist

means "thanksgiving" in Greek

Evangel

means "good news" in Greek, often in the sense of the Gospel

Fidelity

means "faithful" in Latin

Fire

Fortitude

means "strong" in Latin

Father

Frankincense

means "high quality incense" in Old French

Friday

means "day of Frigga" in Old English

Glory

Gospel

means "good news" in Old English

Grace

Heaven

Hope

Hosanna

means "save, we pray" in Rabbinical Hebrew (Ps. 118:25)

Hallelujah

means "praise ye the Lord" in Hebrew

Halloween

contraction of All Hallow's Eve

Hallowtide

means "saint + time" in Old English

Holy

Homily

means "discourse, conversation" in Greek

Hymn

means "ode or song in praise of a god or hero" in Greek

Immaculate

means "free from moral stain" in Latin

Incarnation

means "made flesh" in Latin

Jubilee

means "ram's horn trumpet" in Hebrew

Justice

Keys

King

Knowledge

means "acknowledge, recognize" in Middle English

Lord

means "bread-keeper" in Old English

Love

Lamb

Lectionary

means "chosen, read" in Latin

Lent

means "spring" in Old English

Light

Liturgy

means "public service, worship of the gods" in Greek

Mercy

means "pity" or "thanks" in Latin

Messiah

means "anointed" in Hebrew

Mystery

means "mystic presence, hidden religious symbolism" in Middle English

Magi

means "magician" in Greek

Magnificat

means "my soul magnifies the Lord" in Latin

Manger

means "chewed" in Latin

Manifestation

means "make public" in Latin

Martyr

means "witness" in Greek

Metanoia

means "change one's mind" in Greek

Minister

means "servant" in Latin

Missal

means "relating to the Mass" in ecclesiastical Latin

Missionary

means "send" in Latin, denoting the sending of the Holy Spirit into the world

Monastery

means "live alone" in Greek

Myrrh

means "bitter" of Semitic origin

Nativity

means "arisen by birth" in Latin

Parish

means "sojourning" in Greek

Peace

Prudence

Palm

Parable

means "discourse, allegory" in ecclesiastical Latin

Parousia

means "being present" in Greek; a term for Second Coming

Paschal

means "feast of Passover" in ecclesiastical Latin

Passion

means "suffer" in Latin

Penance

means "repentance", from the verb paenitere "be sorry" in Latin

Pentecost

means "fiftieth day" in Greek

Pew

means "elevated place" in Latin

Piety

means "dutifulness" in Latin

Pilgrimage

from pelegrin, meaning "foreign" in Provençal

Prayer

means "obtained by entreaty" in Latin

Prophecy

Prophet

means "spokesman" in Greek

Providence

means "foresee, attend to" in Latin

Psalm

means "song sung to harp music" in Greek

Quinquagesima

means "fiftieth" in Latin

Rock

Reconciliation

Redeemer

Repentance

Resurrection

means "rise again" in LLatin

Reverence

means "stand in awe of" in Latin

Rosary

means "rose garden" in late Middle English

Saint

means "holy" in Latin

Seven

Sunday

means "day of the sun" in Old English

Salvation

means "to save" in ecclesiastical Latin

Scripture

means "writings" in Latin

Seder

means "order, procedure" in Hebrew

Septuagesima

means "seventieth day" in Latin

Shrove

means "impose as a penance" in Old English

Sorrow

Spirit

means "breath" in Latin

Steeple

Stigmata

means "a mark made by a pointed instrument, a dot" in Greek

Trinity

means "triad" Latin

Tabernacle

means "tent" in Latin

Temperance

means "moderation" in Latin

Testament

means "covenant" in Greek

Theophany

means "appearance of a god" in Greek

Theotokos

means "god + bringing forth" in Greek

Tintinnabulum

means "tinkling bell" in Latin

Triduum

means "three day" in Latin

Understanding

Virtue

means "valor, merit, moral perfection" in Latin

Vicar

means "substitute" in Latin

Vigil

means "awake" in Latin

Virgin

Wisdom

Wind

Wonder