Church Definition

chûrch

churches

noun

churches

A building set apart or consecrated for public worship, esp. one for Christian worship.

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All Christians considered as a single body.

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Religious service or public worship, esp. among Christians.

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A particular sect or denomination of Christians.

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A group of worshipers; congregation.

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pronoun

(used with "the") A specific church (Christian religious denomination), such as the Church of England or the Catholic Church.

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verb

churches

To bring (esp. a woman after childbirth) to church for special services.

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To educate someone religiously, as in in a church.

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adjective

Having to do with organized Christian worship.

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Of or connected with a church.

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Other Word Forms of Church

Singular:

church

Plural:

churches

From Middle English chirche, from Old English ċiriċe (“church”), from Proto-Germanic *kirikǭ, an early borrowing of Ancient Greek κυριακόν (kuriakon), neuter form of κυριακός (kuriakos, “belonging to the lord”), from κύριος (kurios, “ruler, lord”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱēw-, *ḱwā- (“to swell, spread out, be strong, prevail”).

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Middle English chirche from Old English cirice ultimately from Medieval Greek kūrikon from Late Greek kūriakon (dōma) the Lord's (house) neuter of Greek kūriakos of the lord from kūrios lord keuə- in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition