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Another word for church

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Noun

  1. Those who accept and practice a particular religious belief

      1. A religious body, especially one that has separated from a larger denomination.
      2. Any group of people having a common leadership, set of opinions, philosophical doctrine, political principles, etc., specif. a faction of a larger group
      3. A religious body or denomination, esp. a small group that has broken away from an established church
      1. A body of religious beliefs; a religion:
      2. A party, faction, or group holding to a particular set of ideas or beliefs.
      3. A person's particular religion
      1. Unquestioning belief in God, religious tenets, etc.
      2. Loyalty to a person or thing; allegiance:
      3. A set of religious doctrines; a body of dogma:
      1. A large group of religious congregations united under a common faith and name, usually organized under a single administrative and legal hierarchy.
      2. One of a series of kinds, values, or sizes, as in a system of currency or weights:
      3. A particular religious body, with a specific name, organization, etc.
      1. A sharing in, or celebrating of, the Eucharist, or Holy Communion
      2. A body of Christians with a common religious faith who practice the same rites; a denomination.
      3. A group of Christians professing the same faith and practicing the same rites; denomination
    See also:

    religion

Adjective

  1. Of or relating to a church or to an established religion

    See also:

    religion

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Another word for church

Noun

  1. A building consecrated to worship

    See also:

    temple

    cathedral

  2. A divine service

    See also:

    ceremony

  3. An organized religious body

      1. A distinctive doctrine, system, or theory:
      2. Specifically, a form of discrimination, such as racism or sexism.
      3. A doctrine, theory, system, etc., esp. one whose name ends in -ism
      1. The followers of such a religion or sect.
      2. Devoted attachment to, or extravagant admiration for, a person, principle, or lifestyle, esp. when regarded as a fad
      3. A religion or religious sect generally considered to be extremist or false, with its followers often living in an unconventional manner under the guidance of an authoritarian, charismatic leader.
      1. A specific statement of this kind, accepted by a church
      2. A brief statement of religious belief; confession of faith
      3. A system of belief, principles, or opinions:
      1. A rule or principle of law, especially when established by precedent.
      2. Something taught as the principles or creed of a religion, political party, etc.; tenet or tenets; belief; dogma
      3. A principle or body of principles presented for acceptance or belief, as by a religious, political, scientific, or philosophic group; dogma.
      1. A group of persons forming a cohesive, usually contentious minority within a larger group.
      2. A literary work or film that is a mix of fact and fiction.
      3. A group of people inside a political party, club, government, etc. working in a common cause against other such groups or against the main body
      1. Faith, esp. religious faith
      2. The mental act, condition, or habit of placing trust or confidence in another:
      3. Something believed or accepted as true, especially a particular tenet or a body of tenets accepted by a group of persons.
      1. A party, faction, or group holding to a particular set of ideas or beliefs.
      2. A person's particular religion
      3. A body of religious beliefs; a religion:
      1. An affiliating or being affiliated; connection, as with an organization, club, etc.
      1. (Religion) An organized community of people who live in some way set apart from society in accordance with their specific religious devotion, usually characterized by the principles of the founder's religious practice.
      1. The life or condition of a person in a religious order:
      2. Any specific system of belief and worship, often involving a code of ethics and a philosophy
      3. The belief in and reverence for a supernatural power or powers, regarded as creating and governing the universe:
      1. A religion or a system of religious beliefs
      2. Loyalty to a person or thing; allegiance:
      3. A set of religious doctrines; a body of dogma:
      1. The act of sharing one's thoughts and emotions with another or others; intimate converse
      2. A group of Christians professing the same faith and practicing the same rites; denomination
      3. A body of Christians with a common religious faith who practice the same rites; a denomination.
      1. A condition of methodical or prescribed arrangement among component parts such that proper functioning or appearance is achieved:
      2. A state or condition in which everything is in its right place and functioning properly; specif., a condition conforming to established rules of orderly procedure, as in a court, legislative body, etc.
      3. A group of persons living under a religious rule:
      1. The physical aspect of a person as opposed to the spirit; the flesh.
      2. The entire material or physical structure of an organism, especially of a human or animal.
      3. A human; a person:
      1. A thing like a chapter; part; episode
      2. A formal meeting of canons headed by a dean, or of the members of a religious order
      3. A proceeding under the Federal Bankruptcy Act whereby a company or corporation may, through a court order, remain in business for a time as long as it pays current debts, but must eventually either reorganize and pay its creditors or cease operations
      1. Any group of people having a common leadership, set of opinions, philosophical doctrine, political principles, etc., specif. a faction of a larger group
      2. A religious body, especially one that has separated from a larger denomination.
      3. A religious body or denomination, esp. a small group that has broken away from an established church
      1. A large group of religious congregations united under a common faith and name, usually organized under a single administrative and legal hierarchy.
      2. One of a series of kinds, values, or sizes, as in a system of currency or weights:
      3. A particular religious body, with a specific name, organization, etc.
      1. The members of a specific religious group who regularly worship at a church or synagogue.
      2. A division of an order, made up of a group of monasteries
      3. (Bible) The whole body or assembly of Israelites
    See also:

    gathering

    christianity

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Sentence Examples

  • Are you all going to church this morning?

  • You heard her talk about the million dollar reward that rag of a newspaper is offering and she's poor as a church mouse on food stamps.

  • As they passed near a church in the Khamovniki (one of the few unburned quarters of Moscow) the whole mass of prisoners suddenly started to one side and exclamations of horror and disgust were heard.

  • Light spilled across the church as a door leading to the chambers in the rear opened.

  • Once someone from church came by to see if she needed help.

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