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- [free church]
- /fri tʃɜrtʃ/
- /friː tʃɜːtʃ/
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- [free church]
- /fri tʃɜrtʃ/
Definitions of free church words
- noun free church (sometimes initial capital letters) a church free from state control. Compare established church. 1
- noun free church (sometimes initial capital letters) a dissenting or nonconforming church. 1
- noun free church (initial capital letters). Also, Free Kirk. (in Scotland) the church established by those who left the Church of Scotland in 1843. 1
- noun free church any Protestant Church, esp the Presbyterian, other than the Established Church 0
- noun free church (as modifier) 0
- modifier free church of or relating to any Protestant Church, esp the Presbyterian, other than the Established Church 0
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Origin of free church
First appearance:
before 1825 One of the 37% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1825-35
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Parts of speech for Free church
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free church popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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