ALL meanings of church
church
C c - variable noun church A church is a building in which Christians worship. You usually refer to this place as church when you are talking about the time that people spend there. 3
- countable noun church A Church is one of the groups of people within the Christian religion, for example Catholics or Methodists, that have their own beliefs, clergy, and forms of worship. 3
- noun church a building designed for public forms of worship, esp Christian worship 3
- noun church an occasion of public worship 3
- noun church the clergy as distinguished from the laity 3
- noun church institutionalized forms of religion as a political or social force 3
- noun church the collective body of all Christians 3
- noun church a particular Christian denomination or group of Christian believers 3
- noun church the Christian religion 3
- noun church (in Britain) the practices or doctrines of the Church of England and similar denominations 3
- verb church to bring (someone, esp a woman after childbirth) to church for special ceremonies 3
- verb church to impose church discipline upon 3
- noun church Charlotte. born 1986, Welsh soprano, who made her name with the album Voice of an Angel (1998) when she was 12 3
- noun church Frederic Edwin1826-1900; U.S. landscape painter 3
- noun church a building set apart or consecrated for public worship, esp. one for Christian worship 3
- noun church religious service or public worship, esp. among Christians 3
- noun church all Christians considered as a single body 3
- noun church a particular sect or denomination of Christians 3
- noun church the ecclesiastical government of a particular religious group, or its power, as opposed to secular government 3
- noun church the profession of the clergy; clerical profession 3
- noun church a group of worshipers; congregation 3
- verb transitive church to bring (esp. a woman after childbirth) to church for special services 3
- adjective church having to do with organized Christian worship 3
- adjective church of or connected with a church 3
- noun church A building used for public Christian worship. 1
- noun church Frederick Edwin, 1826–1900, U.S. painter. 1
- verb with object church to conduct or bring to church, especially for special services. 1
- verb with object church South Midland and Southern U.S. to subject to church discipline. 1
- verb with object church to perform a church service of thanksgiving for (a woman after childbirth). 1
- noun church building 1
- noun church denomination 1
- noun church worship 1
- abbreviation CHURCH Christianity 1
- noun church relating to a church 1
- noun church (Countable Noun) A Christian house of worship; a building where religious services take place. 0
- noun church Christians collectively seen as a single spiritual community; Christianity. 0
- noun church (Countable Noun) A local group of people who follow the same Christian religious beliefs, local or general. 0
- noun church (Countable Noun) A particular denomination of Christianity. 0
- noun church (Uncountable Noun) NC (as bare noun) Christian worship held at a church; service. 0
- noun church A (non-Christian) religion; a religious group. 0
- verb church (Transitive Verb) (now historical) To conduct a religious service for (a woman) after childbirth. 0
- verb church (Transitive Verb) To educate someone religiously, as in in a church. 0