church

noun

UK /tʃɜː(r)tʃ/

Word Forms

singular	church
plural	churches

1
countable/uncountable a building that Christians go to in order to worship. Traditional churches usually contain an altar and long wooden seats facing the altar called pews. The place where the priest or minister stands to talk to the people is called a pulpit. A religious ceremony that takes place in a church is called a service
an old country church on the side of a hill
the church of Our Lady and Saint Michael
go to church (=go to a church to worship):
She doesn’t go to church very often these days.
in church:
Did you get married in church?
Synonyms and related words
Religious and church buildings
abbey
basilica
cathedral
1. 1a
  countable all the people who go to a particular church
  Synonyms and related words
  Christian churches and religious groups and their members
  acolyte
  Amish
  Anglican
2. 1b
  only before nounbelonging to or connected with a church
  the church choir/doors/funding
  Synonyms and related words
  Relating to Christian churches and groups and their members
  Baptist
  born-again
  charismatic
3. 1c
  countable a group of Christian churches with its own particular beliefs and structures
  the Methodist Church
  the Roman Catholic Church
  Synonyms and related words
  Christian churches and religious groups and their members
  acolyte
  Amish
  Anglican
4. 1d
  uncountable the Christian religion as a political or official organization, and the people who work for it
  the division between Church and State
  the power of the Church in the Middle Ages
  Synonyms and related words
  Christian churches and religious groups and their members
  acolyte
  Amish
  Anglican
See alsobroad church

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