churches
/ˈtʃɜːtʃɪz/ · noun
Meaning
- A Christian house of worship; a building where Christian religious services take place.
- Christians collectively seen as a single spiritual community; Christianity.
- A local group of people who follow the same Christian religious beliefs, local or general.
- A particular denomination of Christianity.
- (as bare noun) Christian worship held at a church; service.
- Organized religion in general or a specific religion considered as a political institution.
- To conduct a religious service for (a woman after childbirth, or a newly married couple).
- To educate someone religiously, as in in a church.
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