as in church
a building for public worship and especially Christian worship
left Edinburgh early in the morning for St. John's Kirk in Perth
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According to church officials, the federal government notified the organization in late March that the funding would be terminated.—
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
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Since then, Human Rights Watch asserted, the authorities have demolished hundreds of church buildings or the crosses atop them, prevented adherents from gathering in unofficial churches, restricted access to the Bible, and confiscated religious materials not authorized by the government.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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One of the most common rituals is for royal brides to lay their bouquet on a tomb, at a chapel, or by a religious statue.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
11 Apr. 2026
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The building, which houses 17th and 18th-century Florentine paintings and a 17th-century chapel, is also the headquarters of the footwear company.—
Jane Levere,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Apr. 2026
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Her father was a sculptor and her grandfather an architect known for designing temples across East Asia.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
11 Apr. 2026
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Savor the jaunt through Los Rosales—make stops at the Temple of Debod (an Egyptian temple dating back to the 2nd century BC) and the Royal Palace (the largest of its kind in Europe), with unbeatable views of the mountains and centuries of history all around you.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Apr. 2026
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Nearby, textile stronghold Reguengos is famous for its handwoven rugs and blankets, while—further afield—the regional capital Évora is a Unesco World Heritage Site with medieval palaces and a vast gothic cathedral worthy of extended exploration.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Apr. 2026
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Across the Atlantic Ocean in the Netherlands, people filed into a neo-Gothic cathedral late last month for a meeting of the Offline Club.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Kirk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kirk. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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