Synonyms for CHURCH
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1. churchnoun

   The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: used with preceding the.

   Synonyms:
   kirk, chapel

2. churchnoun

   Synonyms:
   congregation

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1. church, Christian churchnoun

   one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

   Synonyms:
   church building, church, church service

2. church, church buildingnoun

   a place for public (especially Christian) worship

   "the church was empty"

   Synonyms:
   church building, church, church service

3. church service, churchnoun

   a service conducted in a house of worship

   "don't be late for church"

   Synonyms:
   church building, church, church service

4. churchverb

   the body of people who attend or belong to a particular local church

   "our church is hosting a picnic next week"

   Synonyms:
   church building, church service

5. churchverb

   perform a special church rite or service for

   "church a woman after childbirth"

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1. • Perform
   • Religion

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. churchnoun

   Synonyms:
   temple, house of worship, house of god, meeting-house

2. churchnoun

   Synonyms:
   body of christians

3. churchnoun

   Synonyms:
   ecclesiastical authority (as distinguished from that of the state)

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1. churchnoun

   Synonyms:
   temple, sanctuary, house of God, meeting house, fane, cathedral, chapel, oratory, minster, bethel, tabernacle, chantry, kirk (Scotch), synagogue (Jewish), denomination, sect, basilica

   Associated words:
   ecclesiastical, ecclesiology, ecclesiolatry, ecclesiasticism, parish, hierarch, hierarchy, hierocracy, hierolatry, hierology, hierarchism, irenics, curé, evangelical, verger, beadle, chancel, clearstory, nave, transept, vestry, presbytery, prebend, prebendary, lectern, apse, irenicon, living, benefice, sinecure, glebe, see, prelacy, convocation, synod, conference, conclave, consistory, crypt, schism, orthodoxy, heterodoxy, unchurch, sacristan, sacristy, dorcastry, sarum use

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1. List of paraphrases for "church":

   churches, église, 'église, iglesia, chiesa, ecclesiastical, basilica, religious, iglesias, chapel, parish, cathedral

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1. Peter Catt:

   This fundamentally goes against our faith, so our church community is compelled to act, despite the possibility of individual penalty against us.

2. Sam Brownback:

   So the whole nation was baptized, that's the start of the Russian Orthodox Church.

3. Dawna Ray Langford:

   What sets us apart from the fundamentalist groups is that we dont claim priesthood authority and prophets and apostles outside of the Mormon Church, we mainly believe the Mormon church is out of order and thats why were excommunicated.

4. The Pope:

   One of the rationales for the death penalty in Catholic Church teachings historically was to protect society. Obviously, the state still has that obligation, that is not being taken away here, but they can do that in other ways.

5. Chaplain Cizek:

   I went to seminary, graduating in 2001 while serving in the reserves and later joined the Air Force as a chaplain endorsed by the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, i commissioned as a chaplain in 2007 because I wanted to use my military experience to serve our great men and women in uniform.