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(transitive) To deprive of status as a church, or of membership in a church..
1600s (exact date of publication unknown) Bishop Joseph Hall, Resolutions for Religion These are enough to deform any church; not enough to dischurch it.
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Dischurch means (transitive) To deprive of status as a church, or of membership in a church..
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1600s (exact date of publication unknown) Bishop Joseph Hall, Resolutions for Religion These are enough to deform any church; not enough to dischurch it.
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