Church definition
Church is a noun meaning "one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship." It has 5 meanings, as a noun and a verb, listed below with example sentences.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Syllables
- 1
- Letters
- 6
- How common
- Everyday word
Church as a noun
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
a place for public (especially Christian) worship
"the church was empty"
Same sense: church building
a service conducted in a house of worship
"don't be late for church"
Same sense: church service
the body of people who attend or belong to a particular local church
"our church is hosting a picnic next week"
Church as a verb
perform a special church rite or service for
"church a woman after childbirth"
Synonyms and antonyms
- church building
- church service
How to say church
Church has 1 syllable and rhymes with research. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.
Words that rhyme with church
- research
- search
- birch
- perch
- lurch
CHURCH in word games
- Scrabble
- 16
- Words With Friends
- 17
- Anagrams
- 0
Is CHURCH a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check CHURCH in the word checker, or unscramble CHURCH to see the shorter words in its letters.
Definitions and examples from Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Browse more words in the dictionary.