church

English

/t͡ʃɜːt͡ʃ/, /t͡ʃɝt͡ʃ/

noun
Definitions
  • (countable) A Christian house of worship; a building where Christian religious services take place.
  • Christians collectively seen as a single spiritual community; Christianity.
  • (countable) A local group of people who follow the same Christian religious beliefs, local or general.
  • (countable) A particular denomination of Christianity.
  • (uncountable) Christian worship held at a church; service.
  • (uncountable) organized Organized religion in general or a specific religion considered as a political institution.
  • (informal) Any religious group.
  • (obsolete) Assembly.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English chirche inherited from Old English ċiriċe (church) inherited from *kirikā derived from Ancient Greek κυριακόν (that which belongs to the Lord) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱewH- (swell, be strong, spread out, prevail).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ḱewH-

Gloss

swell, be strong, spread out, prevail

Concept
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