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: a tall structure usually having a small spire at the top and surmounting a church tower
broadly
: a whole church tower
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By 1783, the sect was calling itself the Society of Universal Friends; hundreds clamored to hear the Friend speak, and the society soon boasted multiple meetinghouses in Rhode Island and Connecticut, built in the Quaker mold, without steeples, bell towers, paintings, or murals.
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Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
The nest boxes can be placed in a variety of structures, including barns, silos, granaries, grain elevators, and church steeples, or mounted on a free-standing pole.
—Sarah Bowman, IndyStar, 15 Dec. 2025
Adams mentions one customer who collects only churches, creating an entire village of steeples and bell towers.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2025
Stowe, Vermont With a frosting setting in the Green Mountains, Stowe is one of New England’s most iconic Christmas towns with its old church steeples, glistening evergreens, and historic village center lit up for the holidays.
—Emilee Coblentz, Outside, 10 Dec. 2025
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Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
The nest boxes can be placed in a variety of structures, including barns, silos, granaries, grain elevators, and church steeples, or mounted on a free-standing pole.
—Sarah Bowman, IndyStar, 15 Dec. 2025
Adams mentions one customer who collects only churches, creating an entire village of steeples and bell towers.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2025
Stowe, Vermont With a frosting setting in the Green Mountains, Stowe is one of New England’s most iconic Christmas towns with its old church steeples, glistening evergreens, and historic village center lit up for the holidays.
—Emilee Coblentz, Outside, 10 Dec. 2025
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“Steeple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steeple. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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