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church

church

∞ 1.0
A group of Christians with the same beliefs and way of worship
  • noun
  • /tʃɜːrtʃ/
: 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.

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Examples

  • We do a lot of stuff through our church.

  • The first prompt is the black church shaped black culture.

  • OK, this next one is called Church of God with signs following.

  • Now she wants to know should she join church with him?

  • First, he makes the church itself a household.

  • You worked in the church.

  • The time has come not to rebuild churches, but to build our own.

  • Here they built their homes, their churches, cleared the land and established a government.

    Academic text (2013)
  • The previous enthusiasm in our church and in most other churches and church communities.

    Academic text (2013)
  • The mission of the Spirit draws the church and hearers of the gospel toward Christ.

    Academic text (2008)

Synonyms

Catholic Church
vschurch
207 2.7

A Christian church led by the pope in Rome and present worldwide

is a particular group that may not stress historical succession for identity
congregation
vschurch
174 3.7

People who meet regularly in a church to worship

is a particular group with its own organization and set beliefs, not only attendance
sect
vschurch
73 6.1

A small group that splits from a larger religious group because of different beliefs

is a particular group that may not imply separation or smaller size
denomination
vschurch
39 5.5

A branch of a religion with its own leaders and beliefs

is a particular group without stressing formal branch recognition
fold
vschurch
39 7.5

A group of people who belong to the same church

is a particular organized group with official beliefs and structure rather than mere membership
Christian church
vschurch
28 2.7

A group of Christians with its own beliefs and ways of worship

focuses on one specific group defined by its own practices and organization
21 3.7

A Christian church led by the Pope in the Vatican that has its own teachings and services

is a particular group not necessarily centered in a single city or leader
18 4.2

A Christian church that follows John Calvin and has leaders called elders

is a particular group without naming any specific governance model
communion
vschurch
13 6.0

A group of Christian churches that share the same faith and rites

is a group defined more by its own organizational structure and practices
7 2.7

Churches that split from the Catholic Church and follow Christian teachings different from Catholic ones

is one particular group rather than the broad movement of many groups
Roman Church
vschurch
7 3.4

A Christian church that the Pope leads in the Vatican

is a particular group that may have different leadership or organization elsewhere
religious sect
vschurch
6 4.7

A small group inside a religion with different beliefs or practices

is a particular group focused on its own beliefs without stressing separation
3 4.8

A Protestant Christian group where each local church makes its own decisions

describes a particular group without requiring local autonomy for each unit
Nestorian Church
vschurch
1 9.9

A Christian group from the 400s in Persia that taught Jesus had two separate natures

is a particular group rather than a general term for all believers

Idioms

1 7.6

Having almost no money

To enter a church reluctantly because you feel ashamed or guilty

Compounds

207 2.7

A Christian church led by the pope in Rome and present worldwide

138 1.0

People are in a church building when they go to a service or activity

A Protestant church where people who choose to join are often fully washed under water as a sign of faith

58 8.3

A country run by religious leaders where laws come from a religion

31 5.1

An American church that follows the Anglican tradition and is connected to the Church of England

A group of Christians with its own beliefs and ways of worship

28 2.2

A person who regularly goes to church and is part of its community

A Christian group that follows John Wesley's teaching and cares about personal faith and social justice

A meeting in a church where people pray, sing, and listen to a talk

21 3.5

A Christian church founded in 1830 by Joseph Smith and based in Salt Lake City, Utah

A Christian church led by the Pope in the Vatican that has its own teachings and services

A Christian church that follows John Calvin and has leaders called elders

A group of Christian churches that follow old Byzantine worship and traditions

16 1.1

A bell in a church tower that rings to call people to services or mark the time

A large Protestant church group in the United States formed in 1968

The national Christian church in England led by the Archbishop of Canterbury with the British monarch as its head

A Christian church started in 1830 by Joseph Smith, based in Salt Lake City

A Christian church that follows the teachings of Martin Luther

A religious group that teaches people to improve their spirit and overcome past problems

Churches that split from the Catholic Church and follow Christian teachings different from Catholic ones

7 3.4

A Christian church that the Pope leads in the Vatican

A Christian church that began in England with the British king or queen as its head

A Protestant Christian group in the United States formed in 1957 when two church groups joined

A set of official religious beliefs that a Christian church teaches

4 2.3

Music sung or played during Christian services

Church Father
  • Formal
4 9.9

A Christian writer from the early centuries whose writings help shape church teaching

A private school run by a church that teaches religion and regular subjects

A building where Christians meet to worship

A large Eastern Christian church in Russia led by a church leader called the Patriarch

A Protestant Christian group where each local church makes its own decisions

Christian churches that came from the Byzantine tradition, for example the Eastern Orthodox Church

Land, buildings, or money that a church owns for its religious use

3 4.6

The main Orthodox Christian church in Greece that governs itself

People who guide and manage a church and its members

A church the government officially supports as the country's main church

The main Christian church in Greece that follows the Eastern Orthodox tradition

A Protestant Christian group that believes God is one, not three

A Christian community in Egypt with old traditions and its own way of worship

The Christian church in Rome led by the Pope

A branch of the Christian church based in Rome led by the pope and bishops

1 2.1

A tall part of a church that often has bells

A group of Christian churches that follow Eastern ways of worship and do not accept the Pope's authority

A religious group from South Korea started by Sun Myung Moon that mixes Christian ideas and holds large group weddings

A Protestant group that uses the Bible as the only guide and baptizes by putting people fully into water

1 9.6

A saint in the Roman Catholic Church honored for important religious teaching and writing

A Christian group that lives simply and seeks peace

1 9.9

A leading early Christian writer whose teachings helped form church beliefs

An independent Christian church in Armenia founded around 300 AD

A Christian church also called the Eastern Orthodox Church that follows Byzantine rites

1 5.1

A yearly cycle of seasons and special days that Christians observe, like Christmas and Easter

1 8.9

A group in the Anglican Church that uses formal, Catholic-style services and rituals

A celebration at a church with food, music, and a special service

The Christian church in the Eastern Roman Empire with old worship services and traditions

1 7.4

A decorative, often large hat that some women, especially Black women, wear to church on Sundays

A group of churches that left the Roman Catholic Church over the pope's authority

A Christian religious group that believes prayer can heal people and follows the writings of Mary Baker Eddy

A Protestant Christian group that opposes military service, refuses to take legal oaths and baptizes by three full immersions

A Christian church in Ireland that was once part of the Church of England but now runs itself

church key
  • Archaic
1 8.7

A small metal tool for making holes to open cans

1 1.4

A long wooden seat with a back for people to sit in a church

A calendar showing Christian holy days, festivals, and fasting times throughout the year

A person who has an official job in a church and helps lead it

A small religious group with unusual beliefs and practices outside larger churches

A Christian church in the United States that comes from the Church of England

1 5.1

A list of people who belong to a church

A branch of the Anglican Church that follows many Catholic-style rituals and ceremonies

Old Church Slavonic
  • Literature
1 9.9

An early Slavic language used in the ninth century to translate the Bible and other church texts

A Christian church in the Middle East that taught Jesus had two separate natures

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 group that follows John Wesley's teachings

church mode
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A pattern of musical notes used in old church music that gives a melody its own sound

A Protestant Christian church formed in 1934 when two American churches joined

How Large

denomination
39 5.5
church
∞ 1.0
congregation
174 3.7
sect
73 6.1

Surface Forms

church singular
churches plural

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.