A Greek word used to define Christian communities proves a winner at US national spelling bee
The Greek word koinonia, commonly used to mean Christian fellowship or communion, was the final test in this year’s National Scripps Spelling Bee in the US last week. The word, which Scripps formally defined as “intimate spiritual communion and participative sharing in a common religious commitment and spiritual community”, was spelt correctly by teenage Texan Karthik Nemmani. […]