church : Idioms & Phrases

• noun the national church of England (and all other churches in other countries that share its beliefs); has its see in Canterbury and the sovereign as its temporal head
  Anglican Church; Anglican Communion.
  

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• the Christian church; so called on account of its apostolic foundation, doctrine, and order. The churches of Rome, Alexandria, Antioch, and Jerusalem were called apostolic churches.

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• noun an independent Christian church established in Armenia since 300; was influenced by both Roman and Byzantine traditions
  Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church.
  

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• noun an independent Christian church established in Armenia since 300; was influenced by both Roman and Byzantine traditions
  Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church.
  

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• noun the Protestant denomination adhering to the views of Jacobus Arminius
  

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• noun any of various evangelical Protestant churches that believe in the baptism of voluntary believers
  Baptists.
  

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• the nave.

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• . See Broad Church.

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• noun the Catholic Church as it existed in the Byzantine Empire
  Byzantine Church.
  

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• the Eastern or Greek church, as distinguished from the Western or Roman or Latin church.See under Greek.

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• the whole body of believers in Christ throughout the world.

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• noun any of several churches claiming to have maintained historical continuity with the original Christian Church
  

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• noun one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
  church.
  
• noun a Protestant church that accepts the Bible as the only source of true Christian faith and practices baptism by immersion
  Disciples of Christ.
  

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• noun a bell in a church tower (usually sounded to summon people to church)
  
  • church bells were ringing all over town

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• noun long bench with backs; used in church by the congregation
  pew.
  

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• noun a place for public (especially Christian) worship
  church.
  
  • the church was empty

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• noun a calendar of the Christian year indicating the dates of fasts and festivals
  ecclesiastical calendar.
  

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• noun the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group
  gospel; religious doctrine; creed.
  

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• noun (Christianity) any of about 70 theologians in the period from the 2nd to the 7th century whose writing established and confirmed official church doctrine; in the Roman Catholic Church some were later declared saints and became Doctor of the Church; the best known Latin Church Fathers are Ambrose, Augustine, Gregory the Great, and Jerome; those who wrote in Greek include Athanasius, Basil, Gregory Nazianzen, and John Chrysostom
  Church Father; Father.
  

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• noun a festival having religious significance
  religious festival.
  

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• noun a fanciful hat of the kind worn by Black women for Sunday worship
  

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• noun can opener that has a triangular pointed end that pierces the tops of cans
  

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• a benefice in an established church.

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• noun a religious person who goes to church regularly
  churchgoer.
  

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• . See under Militant.

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• noun any of a system of modes used in Gregorian chants up until 1600; derived historically from the Greek mode
  medieval mode; Gregorian mode; church mode; ecclesiastical mode.
  

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• noun any of a system of modes used in Gregorian chants up until 1600; derived historically from the Greek mode
  medieval mode; Gregorian mode; church mode; ecclesiastical mode.
  

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Church" modes`

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1. (Mus.) The modes or scales used in ancient church music. See Gregorian.

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• noun a fictional mouse created by Lewis Carroll
  

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• noun genre of music composed for performance as part of religious ceremonies
  religious music.
  

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• noun Protestant denomination founded by Mary Baker Eddy in 1866
  Christian Science.
  

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• noun the national church of England (and all other churches in other countries that share its beliefs); has its see in Canterbury and the sovereign as its temporal head
  Anglican Church; Anglican Communion.
  

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• the Episcopal church established and endowed in England by law.

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• noun autonomous branch of the Church of England in Ireland
  

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• noun church founded by Joseph Smith in 1830 with headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah
  Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints; Mormons.
  

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• noun the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy
  Roman Catholic; Roman Church; Roman Catholic Church; Church of Rome.
  

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• noun a new religion founded by L. Ron Hubbard in 1955 and characterized by a belief in the power of a person's spirit to clear itself of past painful experiences through self-knowledge and spiritual fulfillment
  Scientology.
  

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• noun a Baptist denomination founded in 1708 by Americans of German descent; opposed to military service and taking legal oaths; practiced trine immersion
  Dippers; Dunkers.
  

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• noun a church official
  

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• (Zoöl.), the white owl. See Barn owl.

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• noun property or income owned by a church
  spirituality; spiritualty.
  

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• a tax levied on parishioners for the maintenance of the church and its services.

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• noun a list of the members of church
  

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• noun a private religious school run by a church or parish
  parochial school.
  

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• noun a service conducted in a house of worship
  church.
  
  • don't be late for church

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• . See under Session.

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• noun the Slavic language into which the Bible was translated in the 9th century
  Old Church Slavic; Old Bulgarian; Church Slavic.
  

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• noun the tower of a church
  

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• . See under Triumphant.

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• work on, or in behalf of, a church; the work of a particular church for the spread of religion.

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• noun the year in the ecclesiastical calendar; especially feast days and special seasons
  Christian year.
  

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Church"-ale` noun

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1. A church or parish festival (as in commemoration of the dedication of a church), at which much ale was used. Wright. Nares.

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Church"-bench` noun

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1. A seat in the porch of a church. Shak.

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Church"-haw` noun

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1. Churchyard. Obs. Chaucer.

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• noun a state ruled by religious authority
  

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• . (a) A church which, although not a bishop's seat, resembles a cathedral in having a college, or chapter of canons (and, in the Church of England, a dean), as Westminster Abbey. (b) An association of churches, possessing common revenues and administered under the joint pastorate of several ministers; as, the Reformed (Dutch) Collegiate Church of New York.

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• noun merger of the Congregational Church and the Christian Church
  

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• noun a Protestant denomination holding that each individual congregation should be self-governing
  

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• a church attached or belonging to a convent or monastery.

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• noun the ancient Christian church of Egypt
  

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• the chief officer of a chapter; he is an ecclesiastical magistrate next in degree to bishop, and has immediate charge of the cathedral and its estates.

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• noun (Roman Catholic Church) a title conferred on 33 saints who distinguished themselves through the orthodoxy of their theological teaching
  Doctor.
  
  • the Doctors of the Church greatly influenced Christian thought down to the late Middle Ages

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• noun derived from the Byzantine Church and adhering to Byzantine rites
  Eastern Church; Eastern Orthodox; Eastern Orthodox Church; Orthodox Catholic Church.
  
• noun the Catholic Church as it existed in the Byzantine Empire
  Byzantine Church.
  

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• noun derived from the Byzantine Church and adhering to Byzantine rites
  Eastern Church; Eastern Orthodox; Eastern Orthodox Church; Orthodox Catholic Church.
  

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• noun an autonomous branch of the Anglican Communion in Scotland
  Episcopal Church.
  
• noun United States church that is in communication with the see of Canterbury
  Episcopal Church.
  

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• noun an autonomous branch of the Anglican Communion in Scotland
  Episcopal Church.
  

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• noun the church that is recognized as the official church of a nation
  

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• the church maintained by the civil authority; a state church.

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• noun a Protestant denomination of Calvinist faith
  

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• noun a Methodist denomination
  

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• noun (Christianity) any of about 70 theologians in the period from the 2nd to the 7th century whose writing established and confirmed official church doctrine; in the Roman Catholic Church some were later declared saints and became Doctor of the Church; the best known Latin Church Fathers are Ambrose, Augustine, Gregory the Great, and Jerome; those who wrote in Greek include Athanasius, Basil, Gregory Nazianzen, and John Chrysostom
  Church Father; Father.
  

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• . (a) A church whose sittings are for all and without charge. (b) An ecclesiastical body that left the Church of Scotland, in 1843, to be free from control by the government in spiritual matters.

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• noun a mortuary where those who knew the deceased can come to pay their last respects
  funeral parlor; funeral home; funeral-residence; funeral parlour; funeral chapel.
  

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• noun state church of Greece; an autonomous part of the Eastern Orthodox Church
  Greek Church.
  

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• noun state church of Greece; an autonomous part of the Eastern Orthodox Church
  Greek Church.
  

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• noun a group in the Anglican Church that emphasizes the Catholic tradition (especially in sacraments and rituals and obedience to church authority)
  High Anglican Church.
  

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• noun a group in the Anglican Church that emphasizes the Catholic tradition (especially in sacraments and rituals and obedience to church authority)
  High Anglican Church.
  

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High"-church` adjective

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1. Of or pertaining to, or favoring, the party called the High Church, or their doctrines or policy. See High Church, under High, a.

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Low"-church` adjective

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1. Not placing a high estimate on ecclesiastical organizations or forms; -- applied especially to Episcopalians, and opposed to high-church. See High Church, under High.

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• noun the Protestant denomination adhering to the views of Martin Luther
  

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• noun formed from the Anabaptist movement in the 16th century; noted for its simplicity of life
  

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• noun a Protestant denomination founded on the principles of John Wesley and Charles Wesley
  Methodists.
  

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• noun church founded by Joseph Smith in 1830 with headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah
  Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints; Mormons.
  

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• the original church; a church from which other churches have sprung; as, the mother church of a diocese.

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• noun a Christian Church in the Middle East that followed Nestorianism; there is still a small Nestorian Church in Iraq
  

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• noun Catholic churches that broke away from the Roman Catholic Church in the 18th century
  

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• noun the Slavic language into which the Bible was translated in the 9th century
  Old Church Slavic; Old Bulgarian; Church Slavic.
  

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• noun the Slavic language into which the Bible was translated in the 9th century
  Old Church Slavic; Old Bulgarian; Church Slavic.
  

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• noun derived from the Byzantine Church and adhering to Byzantine rites
  Eastern Church; Eastern Orthodox; Eastern Orthodox Church; Orthodox Catholic Church.
  

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• noun derived from the Byzantine Church and adhering to Byzantine rites
  Eastern Church; Eastern Orthodox; Eastern Orthodox Church; Orthodox Catholic Church.
  

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• noun the Protestant denomination adhering to the views of John Calvin
  

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• noun the Protestant churches and denominations collectively
  Protestant.
  

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• noun United States church that is in communication with the see of Canterbury
  Episcopal Church.
  

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• the privileges granted to it by kings; sometimes, its patrimony.

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• noun the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy
  Roman Catholic; Roman Church; Roman Catholic Church; Church of Rome.
  

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• noun the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy
  Roman Catholic; Roman Church; Roman Catholic Church; Church of Rome.
  

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• noun an independent church with its own Patriarch; until 1917 it was the established church or Russia
  

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• noun any of several churches in eastern Europe or the Middle East that acknowledge papal authority but retain their own liturgy
  Uniat Church.
  

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• noun any of several churches in eastern Europe or the Middle East that acknowledge papal authority but retain their own liturgy
  Uniat Church.
  

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• noun a Christian church (with some Buddhist elements) founded in 1954 by Sun Myung Moon and known for staging mass weddings and other communal activities
  

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• noun the Protestant denomination that rejects the doctrine of the Trinity
  

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• noun merger of the Congregational Christian Church and the Evangelical and Reformed Church in 1957
  

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• noun union of the Wesleyan Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Brethren Church
  

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• the whole church of God in the world; the catholic church. See the Note under Catholic, a., 1.

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• (Theol.), the apparent church of Christ on earth; the whole body of professed believers in Christ, as contradistinguished from the invisible, or real, church, consisting of sanctified persons.

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• noun the original Methodist Church
  Wesleyan Methodists.
  

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• noun the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy
  Roman Catholic; Roman Church; Roman Catholic Church; Church of Rome.
  

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• noun an ecumenical organization of Protestant and eastern churches; intended to promote unity and cooperation in religious and secular matters
  

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