Synonyms of churches

churches

noun

plural of church

1

as in temples

a building for public worship and especially Christian worship

a city that is noted for its many historic churches

Synonyms & Similar Words

• temples
• cathedrals
• chapels
• tabernacles
• abbeys
• oratories
• shrines
• kirks
• missions
• synagogues
• mosques
• sanctuaries
• pagodas
• minsters
• meetinghouses
• bethels
• shuls

2

as in congregations

a body of persons gathered for religious worship

spoke to the whole church at once

Synonyms & Similar Words

• congregations
• flocks
• assemblies
• parishes
• denominations
• sects
• communions
• confessions
• folds
• laities

3

as in clergies

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 & Similar Words

• clergies
• ministries
• episcopates
• spiritualities
• priesthoods
• hierarchies
• cloths
• presbyteries
• first estates
• spiritualties
• diaconates
• clerkships
• monkhoods

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• laities

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of churches

The turnout testified to the church’s lasting influence in France despite declining attendance and secularizing trends that have emptied churches across Europe. — Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026

College Principal Robert Wafula said the training ensures the correct message is taught to congregations and has helped in other countries such as Rwanda, where the government closed 70 Quaker churches in a recent crackdown led by untrained pastors. — ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026

Researching religious-art theft, Gurrea came across Erik the Belgian, a notorious thief who targeted churches across Spain during the 20th century. — Callum McLennan, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026

Decades later, psychedelic churches and spiritual groups have invoked RFRA, arguing that substances like ayahuasca and psilocybin are not recreational drugs but sacraments essential to their religious practice. — Claire Hoffman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026

Rather than assuming religion must involve churches, scriptures or belief, scholars examine how emerging movements create meaning, authority, community and rituals. — Morgan Shipley, The Conversation, 21 Sep. 2026

The growing fear in the community and rumors of undercover ICE agents in churches and church parking lots in other areas of the country has lead pastors to make major changes to their programming. — Lauren Costantino september 19, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026

Now, a decade later, Biller has returned with a film that takes place entirely in medieval times, primarily shot in and around the old castles and churches of Prague. — Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026

Emigration has also hollowed out entire professions, emptying hospitals of health workers, schools of teachers, and even churches of priests and pastors, on a scale that Cubans have never seen before. — Will Freeman, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2026