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Church

🔄 Synonyms of "Church"

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
christianitynoun	An Abrahamic religion originating from the community of the followers of Jesus Christ.
church servicenoun	A formalized period of communal worship, often but not exclusively occurring on Sunday, or Saturday in the case of those churches practicing Sabbatarianism.
christian church	The (Disciples of Christ) a mainline Protestant Christian denomination in the United States and Canada.
church buildingnoun	a place for public (especially christian) worship

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Church"

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Word	Definition
church servicenoun	A formalized period of communal worship, often but not exclusively occurring on Sunday, or Saturday in the case of those churches practicing Sabbatarianism.
christianitynoun	An Abrahamic religion originating from the community of the followers of Jesus Christ.
christian church	The (Disciples of Christ) a mainline Protestant Christian denomination in the United States and Canada.
church buildingnoun	a place for public (especially christian) worship
chapelnoun	(especially Christianity) A place of worship, smaller than or subordinate to a church.
parishnoun	(Roman Catholicism, Anglicanism, Lutheranism, Eastern Orthodoxy) An administrative part of a diocese that has its own church.
cathedralnoun	The principal church serving as the office (and some as place of residence) of an archdiocese's/a diocese's archbishop/bishop which is symbolized by an episcopal throne known as the cathedra.
anglicannoun	A member of an Anglican Church.
priestnoun	A religious clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson) who is trained to perform services or sacrifices at a church or temple.
ecclesiastical	Of or pertaining to the church.
clergynoun	Body of persons, such as priests, who are trained and ordained for religious service.
religieuxnoun	(historical) A man bound by monastic vows; a monk.
congregationnoun	A gathering of faithful in a temple, church, synagogue, mosque or other place of worship. It can also refer to the people who are present at a devotional service in the building, particularly in contrast to the pastor, minister, imam, rabbi etc. and/or choir, who may be seated apart from the general congregation or lead the service (notably in responsory form).
priesthoodnoun	The role or office of a priest.
monasterynoun	A residence for monks or others who have taken religious vows.
catholicnoun	(elliptically, often) A member of the Roman Catholic Church (which is also elliptically called the Catholic Church).
basilicanoun	(architecture) A Christian church building having a nave with a semicircular apse, side aisles, a narthex and a clerestory.
clericalnoun	(in the plural, informal) Clerical garments.
christiannoun	A believer in Christianity.
aislenoun	A clear path/passage through rows of seating.