church
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1.0
- noun
- /tʃɜːrtʃ/
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iglesia
- During the weekly meetings, the church community discusses plans for outreach and service projects.
- church and state
- Protestant church
- Pentecostal church
There's also some ayahuasca churches that have exemptions.
- There's also some ayahuasca churches that have exemptions.
- In Islam, one can't really talk about church or clergy.
- Again, no ashram, no church, no synagogue, no mosque owns it.
- And it's like CEOs, pastors, you know, church, church heads of churches.
- And as a result, the old Holy Roman order, Church, Vatican control, done.
Examples
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We do a lot of stuff through our church.
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The first prompt is the black church shaped black culture.
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OK, this next one is called Church of God with signs following.
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Now she wants to know should she join church with him?
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First, he makes the church itself a household.
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You worked in the church.
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The time has come not to rebuild churches, but to build our own.
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Here they built their homes, their churches, cleared the land and established a government.
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The previous enthusiasm in our church and in most other churches and church communities.
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The mission of the Spirit draws the church and hearers of the gospel toward Christ.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
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3.7
People who meet regularly in a church to worship
129
2.7
A Christian church led by the pope in Rome and present worldwide
84
6.1
A small group that splits from a larger religious group because of different beliefs
42
5.5
A branch of a religion with its own leaders and beliefs
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7.5
A group of people who belong to the same church
16
3.7
A Christian church led by the Pope in the Vatican that has its own teachings and services
13
6.0
A group of Christian churches that share the same faith and rites
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4.2
A Christian church that follows John Calvin and has leaders called elders
5
4.7
A small group inside a religion with different beliefs or practices
4
2.7
A group of Christians with its own beliefs and ways of worship
4
2.7
Churches that split from the Catholic Church and follow Christian teachings different from Catholic ones
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4.8
A Protestant Christian group where each local church makes its own decisions
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3.4
A Christian church that the Pope leads in the Vatican
A Christian group from the 400s in Persia that taught Jesus had two separate natures
Idioms
- Informal
To enter a church reluctantly because you feel ashamed or guilty
Compounds
40
2.8
A Protestant church where people who choose to join are often fully washed under water as a sign of faith
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3.7
A Christian church led by the Pope in the Vatican that has its own teachings and services
13
3.5
A group of Christian churches that follow old Byzantine worship and traditions
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3.2
A Christian group that follows John Wesley's teaching and cares about personal faith and social justice
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3.5
A Christian church founded in 1830 by Joseph Smith and based in Salt Lake City, Utah
11
3.7
The national Christian church in England led by the Archbishop of Canterbury with the British monarch as its head
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5.1
An American church that follows the Anglican tradition and is connected to the Church of England
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7.9
A religious group that teaches people to improve their spirit and overcome past problems
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4.1
A Christian church that began in England with the British king or queen as its head
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2.7
Churches that split from the Catholic Church and follow Christian teachings different from Catholic ones
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4.7
A Protestant Christian group in the United States formed in 1957 when two church groups joined
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3.0
A Protestant group that uses the Bible as the only guide and baptizes by putting people fully into water
- Formal
3
9.9
A Christian writer from the early centuries whose writings help shape church teaching
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4.8
A Protestant Christian group where each local church makes its own decisions
2
4.1
A large Eastern Christian church in Russia led by a church leader called the Patriarch
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4.1
The main Christian church in Greece that follows the Eastern Orthodox tradition
A Christian church started in 1830 by Joseph Smith, based in Salt Lake City
- Formal
1
9.6
A saint in the Roman Catholic Church honored for important religious teaching and writing
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3.6
A calendar showing Christian holy days, festivals, and fasting times throughout the year
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5.1
A yearly cycle of seasons and special days that Christians observe, like Christmas and Easter
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4.6
Christian churches that came from the Byzantine tradition, for example the Eastern Orthodox Church
1
3.7
A group of Christian churches that follow Eastern ways of worship and do not accept the Pope's authority
- Formal
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9.9
A leading early Christian writer whose teachings helped form church beliefs
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9.2
A religious group from South Korea started by Sun Myung Moon that mixes Christian ideas and holds large group weddings
The Christian church in the Eastern Roman Empire with old worship services and traditions
- UK
A decorative, often large hat that some women, especially Black women, wear to church on Sundays
- Specialized
A pattern of musical notes used in old church music that gives a melody its own sound
A Christian religious group that believes prayer can heal people and follows the writings of Mary Baker Eddy
A Christian church in Ireland that was once part of the Church of England but now runs itself
A Protestant Christian group that opposes military service, refuses to take legal oaths and baptizes by three full immersions
- Literature
A literary Slavic language that Orthodox churches use for worship and Bible translation
- Literature
A Slavic language used in Orthodox church services, based on Old Church Slavonic from the 9th century
A Christian group in the United States formed when the Congregational Church and the Christian Church joined
A Christian church in Scotland that is part of the worldwide Anglican Communion
A Christian church in Armenia that began around year 300 and keeps old traditions
A former Protestant group that joined the Methodist Church to form the United Methodist Church in 1968
A Protestant Christian church formed in 1934 when two American churches joined
A small religious group with unusual beliefs and practices outside larger churches
A branch of the Anglican Church that follows many Catholic-style rituals and ceremonies
A group in the Anglican Church that uses formal, Catholic-style services and rituals
A Christian church in the Middle East that taught Jesus had two separate natures
How Large
Surface Forms
Etymology
Church also came to mean a particular group of Christians because the name of the 'Lord's house' from kyriakon 'belonging to the Lord' was used for the community that met there.