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

With Uruguay's President Yamandú Orsi on hand at Carrasco International Airport to welcome him and bells pealing at parishes and churches across the nation, the pontiff landed in Montevideo after a nearly 14-hour flight from Rome. — Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2026

With Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi on hand at Carrasco International Airport to welcome him and bells pealing at parishes and churches across the nation, the pontiff landed in Montevideo after a nearly 14-hour flight from Rome. — Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026

South America remains the continent with the largest Catholic population, although recent years has seen a decline in numbers, and the rise of evangelical churches. — Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2026

Like Gutiérrez, many Peruvian Christians believed that the Shining Path drew support because of pervasive poverty and inequality, and that churches could help transform the nation. — Eben Levey, The Conversation, 6 Nov. 2026

Clergy who supported the protests and sheltered demonstrators at their churches were particularly targeted in the repression. — ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026

His church, the Church of the Resurrection, was at the forefront of efforts to make the United Methodist Church more inclusive to LGBTQ congregants, but many other churches supported the change. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026

The neighborhood had a diner, churches, and dance halls — but construction of the Crosstown freeway in the late 1960s would lead to an exodus of Filipino residents. — Marlee Ginter, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

She’s begun asking local churches and charities for donations. — Lauren Lumpkin, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2026