anti-church

an·ti-church

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [an-tahy, an-tee church]
- /ˈæn taɪ, ˈæn ti tʃɜrtʃ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [an-tahy, an-tee church]
- /ˈæn taɪ, ˈæn ti tʃɜrtʃ/

Definitions of anti-church word

noun anti-church a building for public Christian worship. 1
noun anti-church public worship of God or a religious service in such a building: to attend church regularly. 1
noun anti-church (sometimes initial capital letter) the whole body of Christian believers; Christendom. 1
noun anti-church (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. 1
noun anti-church that part of the whole Christian body, or of a particular denomination, belonging to the same city, country, nation, etc. 1
noun anti-church a body of Christians worshipping in a particular building or constituting one congregation: She is a member of this church. 1

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Origin of anti-church

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

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

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Parts of speech for Anti-church

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anti-church popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".