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   church

   /tʃəːtʃ/

   noun

   • 1. a building used for public Christian worship: "the church was largely rebuilt at the end of the 15th century" Similar house of Godthe Lord's househouse of prayerkirk
   • ▪ a particular Christian organization with its own clergy, buildings, and distinctive doctrines: "the Church of England" Similar denominationsectcreedfaith
   • ▪ the hierarchy of clergy within a particular Christian Church: "Isobel would enter the Church as a deacon"
   • ▪ institutionalized religion as a political or social force: "the separation of church and state"

   verb

   • 1. take (a woman who has recently given birth) to church for a service of thanksgiving. archaic

   Word Origin Old Englishcir(i)ce, cyr(i)ce, related to Dutch kerk and German Kirche, based on medieval Greek kurikon, from Greek kuriakon (dōma) ‘Lord's (house)’, from kurios ‘master or lord’. Compare with kirk.

   Scrabble Points: 16

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