Church

/ˈt͡ʃɜːt͡ʃ/ · noun

Meaning

(countable, Christianity) A Christian house of worship; a building where Christian religious services take place..

Definitions by Sense

1. (countable, Christianity) A Christian house of worship; a building where Christian religious services take place.
2. Christians collectively seen as a single spiritual community; Christianity; Christendom.
3. (countable) A local group of people who follow the same Christian religious beliefs, local or general.
4. (countable) A particular denomination of Christianity.
5. (uncountable, countable, as bare noun) Christian worship held at a church; service.
6. (uncountable) Organized religion in general or a specific religion considered as a political institution.
7. (informal) Any religious group or place of worship; a temple.
8. (obsolete) Assembly.

Example Sentences

There is a lovely little church in the valley.

This building used to be a church before being converted into a library.

He got the message and was in church the next Sunday. We need to stay in church with the fellowship of others in order to keep the fire of faith burning brightly.

These worshippers make up the Church of Christ.

Be shepherds of the church of God, which he bought with his own blood.

Many young people find their only role models of family life in church.

As they actively get involved in ministry, lay ministry becomes vigorous, and new believers will settle in church with more ease.

she had very many adults in church with whom she could talk about issues in life.

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Word Forms

• churches
• churche
• chirche
• churching
• churched

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