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      church
      noun
      (countable, Christianity) A Christian house of worship; a building where Christian religious services take place.
      Christians collectively seen as a single spiritual community; Christianity; Christendom.
      (countable) A local group of people who follow the same Christian religious beliefs, local or general.
      (uncountable, countable, as bare noun) Christian worship held at a church; service.
      (uncountable) Organized religion in general or a specific religion considered as a political institution.
      (informal) Any religious group or place of worship; a temple.
      (countable) A particular denomination of Christianity.
      (used with "the") A specific church (Christian religious denomination), such as the Church of England or the Catholic Church.
      (used with "the") Christianity conceptualized as a single church, irrespective of its various denominations; Christendom.
      A surname.
      An unincorporated community in Allamakee County, Iowa, United States.
      A village in Hyndburn borough, near Accrington, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7429).
      (obsolete) Assembly.
      verb
      (transitive) To educate someone religiously, as in a church.
      (transitive, Christianity, now historical) To conduct a religious service for (a woman after childbirth, or a newly married couple).
      Roots
      kuriakonchurch- · Greek · lord's house
      Synonyms for church
      churchlyadjpastoratencommunionnliturgyn
      Words related to church
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