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Definitions for Church

[1] a building for public Christian worship.
[2] public worship of God or a religious service in such a building: to attend church regularly.
[3] (sometimes initial capital letter ) the whole body of Christian believers; Christendom.
[4] (sometimes initial capital letter ) any division of this body professing the same creed and acknowledging the same ecclesiastical authority; a Christian denomination: the Methodist Church.
[5] that part of the whole Christian body, or of a particular denomination, belonging to the same city, country, nation, etc.
[6] a body of Christians worshipping in a particular building or constituting one congregation: She is a member of this church.
[7] ecclesiastical organization, power, and affairs, as distinguished from the state: separation of church and state; The missionary went wherever the church sent him.
[8] the clergy and religious officials of a Christian denomination.
[9] the Christian faith: a return of intellectuals to the church.
[10] (initial capital letter ) the Christian Church before the Reformation.
[11] (initial capital letter ) the Roman Catholic Church.
[12] the clerical profession or calling: After much study and contemplation, he was prepared to enter the church.
[13] a place of public worship of a non-Christian religion.
[14] any non-Christian religious society, organization, or congregation: the Jewish church.
[15] to conduct or bring to church, especially for special services.
[16] South Midland and Southern U.S. to subject to church discipline.
[17] to perform a church service of thanksgiving for (a woman after childbirth).
[18] Frederick Edwin, 1826–1900, U.S. painter.
[19] a building designed for public forms of worship, esp Christian worship
[20] an occasion of public worship
[21] the clergy as distinguished from the laity
[22] (usually capital) institutionalized forms of religion as a political or social force conflict between Church and State
[23] (usually capital) the collective body of all Christians
[24] (often capital) a particular Christian denomination or group of Christian believers
[25] (often capital) the Christian religion
[26] (in Britain) the practices or doctrines of the Church of England and similar denominations Compare chapel (def. 4b) Related adjective: ecclesiastical
[27] Church of England to bring (someone, esp a woman after childbirth) to church for special ceremonies
[28] US to impose church discipline upon
[29] Charlotte. born 1986, Welsh soprano, who made her name with the album Voice of an Angel (1998) when she was 12

Words related to Church

sanctuary, synagogue, parish, mosque, shrine, temple, chapel, faith, religion, denomination, society, congregation, sect, oratory, mission, abbey, fold, cathedral, tabernacle, basilica

Words nearby Church

chupatti, chuppah, chuquisaca, chur, churban, church, church army, church book, church calendar, church commissioners, church council

Origin of Church

before 900; Middle English chir(i)che, Old English cir(i)ce ≪ Greek kȳri(a)kón (dôma ) the Lord's (house), neuter of kȳriakós of the master, equivalent to kȳ́ri(os ) master (kŷr(os ) power + -ios noun suffix) + -akos, variant of -ikos -ic; akin to Dutch kerk, German Kirche, Old Norse kirkja. See kirk

Other words from Church

an·ti·church , adjective
non·church , noun
pro·church , adjective

Word origin for Church

Old English cirice, from Late Greek kurikon, from Greek kuriakon (dōma ) the Lord's (house), from kuriakos of the master, from kurios master, from kuros power

Synonyms for Church

chapel, mosque, parish, sanctuary, shrine, synagogue, temple, abbey, basilica, bethel, cathedral, chancel, chantry, fold, minster, mission, oratory, tabernacle, Lord's house, house of God, house of prayer, house of worship, sacellum