megachurch

noun

mega·​church ˈme-gə-ˌchərch How to pronounce megachurch (audio)
plural megachurches
: a church having an extremely large congregation
The megachurch, one of the largest in the region with roughly 5,000 attendees at its Sunday morning Post Falls worship service, is also adding a 25,000-square-foot children's ministry building, which will include a large indoor play structure …Nicholas Deshais
In little more than a decade, his ministry has grown from a living-room Bible study to a megachurch that draws about 7,600 visitors to seven campuses around Seattle each Sunday …Molly Worthen

Examples of megachurch in a Sentence

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The day would end up melding politics and megachurch. Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025 Charlie Kirk’s wife forgives suspect Those close to Kirk prayed and the floors at the home of the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals shook from the bass of Christian rock bands, as the memorial started with the feel of a megachurch service before veering into something more akin to a political rally. Jonathan J. Cooper, Twin Cities, 22 Sep. 2025 World Outreach Church, a Murfreesboro megachurch, hosted the second-ever Culture & Christianity Conference. Liam Adams, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Sep. 2025 Ballesteros is on hand for when West joins Joel Osteen on stage at a megachurch and performs in a prison. Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for megachurch

Word History

Etymology

mega- + church entry 1

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of megachurch was in 1966

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“Megachurch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/megachurch. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.

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