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church

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of church

1 a building for public worship and especially Christian worship
  • a city that is noted for its many historic churches
Synonyms of church

kirk [chiefly Scottish], tabernacle, temple
Words Related to church

abbey, bethel, cathedral, chapel, minster, mission, oratory, sanctuary, shrine

meetinghouse

mosque, pagoda, shul, synagogue (also synagog)
2 a body of persons gathered for religious worship
  • spoke to the whole church at once
Synonyms of church

assembly, congregation
Words Related to church

flock, laity, parish

communion, confession, denomination, fold, sect
3 the group ordained to perform clerical functions in the Christian church
  • a time when few young men seem to want to join the church
Synonyms of church

clergy, cloth, ministry, spirituality, spiritualty
Words Related to church

episcopate, hierarchy, presbytery

clerkship, monkhood, priesthood
Antonyms of church

laity

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