Word Meaning

church definition and meaning

n. A building set apart for Christian worship.
n. A Jewish or heathen temple.
n. A formally organized body of Christian believers worshiping together.
n. A body of Christian believers, holding the same creed, observing the same rites, and acknowledging the same ecclesiastical authority; a denomination; as, the Roman Catholic church; the Presbyterian church.
n. The collective body of Christians.
n. Any body of worshipers; as, the Jewish church; the church of Brahm.
n. The aggregate of religious influences in a community; ecclesiastical influence, authority, etc.; as, to array the power of the church against some moral evil.
v. t. To bless according to a prescribed form, or to unite with in publicly returning thanks in church, as after deliverance from the dangers of childbirth; as, the churching of women.

Crossword clues for church

- House of God
- Religious building
- Service centre?
- Shrine
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