Church
Definition of Church
Pronunciation: chûrch n. | 1. | | | 1. | A building set apart for Christian worship. | | 2. | A Jewish or heathen temple. | | 3. | A formally organized body of Christian believers worshiping together. | | 4. | 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. | | 5. | The collective body of Christians. | | 6. | Any body of worshipers; as, the Jewish church; the church of Brahm. | | 7. | 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. | 1. | 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. |
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