See Also: African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME Church)(encyclopedia)
church(dictionary)
church(encyclopedia)
New Church(encyclopedia)
Low Church(dictionary)
Low Church(dictionary)
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A M E CHURCH(finance)
church and state(encyclopedia)

church (oh)




[Language: Old English; Origin: cirice, from Late Greek kyriakon, from Greek kyriakos 'of the lord', from kyrios 'lord, master']
[C] a building where Christians go to worship
-see also cathedral cathedral
::a short church service
::church bells
[U] the religious ceremonies in a church
::Mrs Dobson invited us to dinner after church.
::My parents go to church every Sunday.
at church
::We didn't see you at church this morning.
[C] also Church
one of the separate groups within the Christian religion
::the Catholic Church
[singular, U] the institution of the Christian religion, and all the priests and other ministers who are part of it
::the church's attitude towards marriage
::separation of church and state