churches

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/ˈtʃɜːtʃɪz/ English

Definitions

A Christian house of worship; a building where Christian religious services take place.“There is a lovely little church in the valley.”
Christians collectively seen as a single spiritual community; Christianity.“These worshippers make up the Church of Christ.”
A local group of people who follow the same Christian religious beliefs, local or general.
A particular denomination of Christianity.“The Church of England separated from the Roman Catholic Church in 1534.”

To conduct a religious service for (a woman after childbirth, or a newly married couple).
To educate someone religiously, as in in a church.