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A building set apart for Christian worship. |
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A Jewish or heathen temple. |
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A formally organized body of Christian believers worshiping
together. |
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A body of Christian believers, holding the same creed,
observing the same rites, and acknowledging the same ecclesiastical
authority; a denomination; as, the Roman Catholic church; the
Presbyterian church. |
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The collective body of Christians. |
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Any body of worshipers; as, the Jewish church; the church
of Brahm. |
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The aggregate of religious influences in a community;
ecclesiastical influence, authority, etc.; as, to array the power of
the church against some moral evil. |
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To bless according to a prescribed form, or to unite
with in publicly returning thanks in church, as after deliverance from
the dangers of childbirth; as, the churching of women. |
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