megachurch
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- noun
- /ˈmɛɡəˌtʃɜːrʧ/
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megacatedral
- National studies indicate that 40 percent of Protestant megachurch members are former Catholics.
- megachurch pastor
- evangelical megachurch
- megachurch movement
Examples
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I do not know whether such churchly gigantism has been exported recently to other shores, but I suspect there may be fertile soil for the megachurch in such countries as Australia and Brazil.
Academic text (2001) -
The megachurch can be defined in terms of both physical magnitude and size of congregation.
Academic text (2001) -
We recently got a first-hand look at how one wildly popular megachurch from Australia is making its mark here in the United States.
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I'm writing the history of Community Bible Church, a megachurch on the outskirts of Atlanta.
Blog text (12) -
Sir, to help bring the Christian community into your embrace, how about I schedule a pre-Easter appearance at a Houston megachurch?
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Trayvon Martin's parents and his brother attended services at the Dallas megachurch.
Blog text (1) -
Newhauser grew up in Chicago's suburbs attending a non-denominational Christian megachurch.
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Hillsong is now a flourishing megachurch that attracts 20,000 worshipers on a typical Sunday.
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The 8,000-member African American megachurch was looking to expand from its downtown campus in Jacksonville.
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Etymology
Megachurch comes from the prefix mega- meaning 'large' and the word church, and you see mega- in words like megastar and megastore, so it gives a clear size idea. So a megachurch is simply a very large church, often with thousands of people and many services.