Synonyms: church, church service
Definition: a service conducted in a house of worship
Usage: don't be late for church
Similar words: divine service, service, religious service
Definition: the act of public worship following prescribed rules
Usage: the Sunday service
Synonyms: church, church building
Definition: a place for public (especially Christian) worship
Usage: the church was empty
Similar words: house of God, house of prayer, house of worship, place of worship
Definition: any building where congregations gather for prayer
Synonyms: Christian church, church
Definition: one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
Similar words: organized religion, faith, religion
Definition: an institution to express belief in a divine power
Usage: he was raised in the Baptist religion; a member of his own faith contradicted him
Synonyms: church
Definition: the body of people who attend or belong to a particular local church
Usage: our church is hosting a picnic next week
Similar words: body
Definition: a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity
Usage: the whole body filed out of the auditorium; the student body; administrative body
Synonyms: church
Definition: perform a special church rite or service for
Usage: church a woman after childbirth