Meaning of church | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A Christian house of worship; a building where Christian religious services take place.
   countable
2. A surname.
3. Christians collectively seen as a single spiritual community; Christianity; Christendom.
   countable, uncountable
4. To conduct a church service for, especially to perform a religious service for (a woman after childbirth).
5. A specific church (Christian religious denomination), such as the Church of England or the Catholic Church.
6. A local group of people who follow the same Christian religious beliefs, local or general.
   countable
7. Of or relating to the church; ecclesiastical.
8. Christianity conceptualized as a single church, irrespective of its various denominations; Christendom.
9. A particular denomination of Christianity.
   countable
10. the belief that the church as an organization is independent of and equal to the state, with its highest authority lying in its collective membership.
11. A village in Hyndburn borough, near Accrington, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7429).
12. Christian worship held at a church; service.
    countable, uncountable
13. the rank or office of a deacon.
14. An unincorporated community in Allamakee County, Iowa, United States.
15. Eastern Church. sacristan.
    Eastern Church
16. Organized religion in general or a specific religion considered as a political institution.
    uncountable
17. an excessive adherence to the doctrines and practices of the church. — ecclesiastic, n., adj. — ecclesiastical, adj.
    adj
18. Any religious group or place of worship; a temple.
    countable, informal, uncountable
19. Assembly.
    countable, obsolete, uncountable
20. Rare. an opposition to the church.
    Rare
21. a descriptive study of the church. — ecclesiographer, n. — ecclesiographic, ecclesiographical, adj.
    n
22. an intense devotion to church forms, authority, and traditions.
23. an abnormal fear or dislike of the church.

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Examples

“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.”

“Ruthie had left the church disappointed , reluctant to give up the idea that she was chosen by God to become a saint . But within a month she had sinned by lying , masturbating , and coveting Sarah 130 • Beu Marshall.”

“The Church of England separated from the Roman Catholic Church in 1534.”

“Pastors complained that they were not allowed enough authority in church, with women exercising too much informal control.”

“Some people are always saying, "Oh, you have too much church." You never get too much church. I go to church every day.”

“the learned women will be qualified to lead in church with equal grace and equal insight and equal gifts.”

“Many constitutions enshrine the separation of church and state.”

“But in Muslim countries, Church and State are one indissolubly, and until the very essence of Islam passes away, that unity cannot be relaxed. The law of the land, too, is, in theory, the law of the Church.”

“Because the pan-Buddhist movement was heavily supported by the Japanese in Inner Mongolia, the Buddhist church, already under attack by Soviet-backed antireligion campaigns in Outer Mongolia, was further damaged […]”

“The secular absolutist model is based on a strict separation between church and state.”

“She goes to a Wiccan church down the road.”

“Among these, the church must investigate fundemental questions, […]”

“Priest: Look, matey, this is a church, not a dealing room. I am not interested in your creepy theories about enterprise and initiative. This place is founded on ideas a bit more permanent than the Dow Jones Index... The Church will be here long after your little brat has grown up, ripped a few people off and died unloved in his Spanish retirement villa. Mother: Portuguese, actually, and there's no need to be so beastly. Priest: Well, I'm sorry, but people like you really piss me off.”

“John was a convert to the Church who left his home in England and traveled to the Salt Lake Valley as part of a handcart company.”

“Thus, the Church considers all goodness and truth found in these religions as "a preparation for the Gospel and given by him who enlightens all men that they may at length have life."”

“the Son in Heaven and the Church on Earth”

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