The basis of English is Anglo-Saxon but it is an amalgamation of many languages like Scandinavian, French, Latin etc. At various periods of its history it has absorbed words from most of the European languages. Words like ?baptism’, ?cardinal’, ?creator’, ?prayer’, ?saint’, ?salvation’, ?theology’, ?trinity’, ?virtue’ etc are French loan words and ?collect’, ?immortal’, ?scripture’, ?infinite’ etc are Latin loan words (David, 47- 48). Infact, a number of these loanwords are still considered as foreign, nevertheless they have become an essential part of English vocabulary. Words, related to government and administration like ?politics’, ?policy’, ?politician’ and ?police’ came from the Greek word polis meaning ?city’ (Frederick, 260). Language is evolutionary not static and when it comes to English, it is all the more transient. Like the changing fashions and styles in clo best scholarships for high school students thes, words in literature also have kept changing and evolving. English has flourished and developed due to many other reasons; among which the contribution of religion is obvious because of the influence that it has on the English society. It goes without saying that religion does not have as strong a grip as it had on people in the past. So it would not be out of place to talk about the evolution of English. As a result of the Norman Conquest, the east midland dialect became the standard language (standard English). Gradually, it became the language of schools in 1350, then of the court of law in 1362 and finally the parliament in 1369. Religion was the very center of life at that time, and church was regarded as the highest authority. So in order to spread English throughout the world, the Bible was translated into English. It has been revised several times ever since.