Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
church (noun)1.
a building for public and especially Christian worship
2.
the clergy or officialdom of a religious body
3.
often capitalized a body or organization of religious believers as
a) the whole body of Christians
b) - denomination the Presbyterian church
c) - congregation
4.
a public divine worship - goes to church every Sunday
5.
the clerical profession - considered the church as a possible career
1.
of or relating to a church - church government
2.
chiefly British of or relating to the established church
transitive verb
to bring to church to receive one of its rites
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Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
church (noun)1.
a building for public worship and especially Christian worship
SYNONIMS:
kirk, tabernacle, templeRELATED WORDS:
abbey, bethel, cathedral, chapel, minster, mission, oratory, sanctuary, shrine; meetinghouse; mosque, pagoda, shul, synagogue ( synagog)2.
a body of persons gathered for religious worship
SYNONIMS:
assembly, churchRELATED WORDS:
flock, laity, parish; communion, confession, denomination, fold, sect3.
the group ordained to perform clerical functions in the Christian church
SYNONIMS:
church, cloth, first estate, ministry, spirituality, spiritualtyRELATED WORDS:
diaconate, episcopate, hierarchy, presbytery; clerkship, monkhood, priesthood