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1
a building for public worship and especially Christian worship
- a city that is noted for its many historic churches
Synonyms for church
- kirk
- [chiefly Scottish],
- tabernacle,
- temple
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2
a body of persons gathered for religious worship
- spoke to the whole church at once
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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
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The first known use of church was before the 12th century
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