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Church

see synonyms of church

Noun

1. christian church, church

one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

2. church, church building

a place for public (especially Christian) worship

Example Sentences:
'the church was empty'

3. church, church service

a service conducted in a house of worship

Example Sentences:
'don't be late for church'

4. church

the body of people who attend or belong to a particular local church

Example Sentences:
'our church is hosting a picnic next week'

Verb

5. church

perform a special church rite or service for

Example Sentences:
'church a woman after childbirth'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Church

see synonyms of church
noun
1. 
a building designed for public forms of worship, esp Christian worship
2. 
an occasion of public worship
3. 
the clergy as distinguished from the laity
4. (usually capital)
institutionalized forms of religion as a political or social force
conflict between Church and State
5. (usually capital)
the collective body of all Christians
6. (often capital)
a particular Christian denomination or group of Christian believers
7. (often capital)
the Christian religion
8. 
(in Britain) the practices or doctrines of the Church of England and similar denominations
Compare chapel (sense 4b) ▶ Related adjective: ecclesiastical
verb (transitive)
9. Church of England
to bring (someone, esp a woman after childbirth) to church for special ceremonies
10. US
to impose church discipline upon
noun
Charlotte. born 1986, Welsh soprano, who made her name with the album Voice of an Angel (1998) when she was 12

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Church

see synonyms of church
Frederic Edwin1826-1900; U.S. landscape painter
noun
1. 
a building set apart or consecrated for public worship, esp. one for Christian worship
2. 
religious service or public worship, esp. among Christians
3.  [usually C-]
a. 
all Christians considered as a single body
b. 
a particular sect or denomination of Christians
4. 
the ecclesiastical government of a particular religious group, or its power, as opposed to secular government
5. 
the profession of the clergy; clerical profession
6. 
a group of worshipers; congregation
verb transitive
7. 
to bring (esp. a woman after childbirth) to church for special services
adjective
8. 
having to do with organized Christian worship
9. 
of or connected with a church

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Church

see synonyms of church
n.
1. A building for public, especially Christian worship.
2. often Church
a. The company of all Christians regarded as a spiritual body.
b. A specified Christian denomination: the Presbyterian Church.
c. A congregation.
3. Public divine worship in a church; a religious service: goes to church at Christmas and Easter.
4. The clerical profession; clergy.
5. Ecclesiastical power as distinguished from the secular: the separation of church and state.
tr.v. churched, church·ing, church·es
To conduct a church service for, especially to perform a religious service for (a woman after childbirth).
adj.
Of or relating to the church; ecclesiastical.
American painter and leader of the Hudson River School. His works include Heart of the Andes (1859).

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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