church

A1
Pronunciation
/t͡ʃɜːt͡ʃ/
/t͡ʃɝt͡ʃ/
Noun
8 definition(s)
1 Definition

A Christian house of worship; a building where Christian religious services take place.

Example Sentences
  • There is a lovely little church in the valley.
2 Definition

Christians collectively seen as a single spiritual community; Christianity.

Example Sentences
  • These worshippers make up the Church of Christ.
3 Definition

A local group of people who follow the same Christian religious beliefs, local or general.

4 Definition

A particular denomination of Christianity.

Example Sentences
  • The Church of England separated from the Roman Catholic Church in 1534.
5 Definition

(as bare noun) Christian worship held at a church; service.

6 Definition

Organized religion in general or a specific religion considered as a political institution.

Example Sentences
  • Many constitutions enshrine the separation of church and state.
7 Definition

Any religious group.

Example Sentences
  • She goes to a Wiccan church down the road.
8 Definition

Assembly.

Verb
2 definition(s)
1 Definition

To conduct a religious service for (a woman after childbirth, or a newly married couple).

2 Definition

To educate someone religiously, as in in a church.