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Meaning
Noun
●
In Buildings & Places of worship:
A Christian
house of worship
; a
building
where Christian
religious services
take place.
●
In Collectives:
Christians
collectively
seen as a
single
spiritual
community
; Christianity; Christendom.
●
In Collectives:
A
local group
of people who
follow
the same Christian
religious
beliefs
, local or general.
●
A particular
denomination
of Christianity.
●
Christian
worship
held
at a
church
; service.
●
Organized
religion
in general
or a specific
religion
considered as a political institution.
●
Any
religious
group.
●
In Collectives:
Assembly.
Verb
●
In Christianity:
To
conduct
a
religious service
for (a
woman
after
childbirth
, or a
newly
married
couple).
●
In Collectives:
1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society,
published
2012,
page
36: Nor
did it
[the Church]
accept
that the
woman
should
stay
indoors until she had been
church
ed.
1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society,
published
2012,
page
36
Nor
did it
[the Church]
accept
that the
woman
should
stay
indoors until she had been
church
ed.
●
To
educate
someone
religiously
,
as in
in a church.
Intj
●
Expressing strong agreement.
Name
●
A surname.
●
A specific
church
(Christian
religious
denomination
), such as the Church of England or the Catholic Church.
●
Christianity
conceptualized
as a
single
church
,
irrespective of
its various
denominations
; Christendom.
●
A
village
in Hyndburn
borough
,
near
Accrington, Lancashire, England (OS
grid
ref
SD7429).
●
An
unincorporated
community
in Allamakee County, Iowa, United States.
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Origin
church
English
chirche
Middle English (1100-1500)
cirice
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Chapel
Kirk
Church
Autem
Churche
Chirche
Congregation
Preach
Assembly
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Priest
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Christian
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School
Christianity
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Clergy
Basilica
Monastery
Gospel
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City
Town
Village
Shrine
Family
Christ
Christians
Convent
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Institution
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Kingdom
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King
Denomination
Government
Nation
Worship
Court
Society
Country
Cemetery
Hospital
God
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Place Of Worship
House Of Worship
Body Of Christ
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Rhymes
Birch
Merch
Perch
Perch
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