English noun: church |
1. | church (group) one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship |
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| Synonyms | Christian church |
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| Broader (hypernym) | faith, organized religion, religion |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church, Armenian Church, Catholic Church, Coptic Church, Nestorian Church, Protestant, Protestant Church, Unification Church |
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| Part meronym | Christendom, Christianity |
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| Member holonym | Christian |
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2. | church (artifact) a place for public (especially Christian) worship |
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| Samples | The church was empty.
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| Synonyms | church building |
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| Broader (hypernym) | house of God, house of prayer, house of worship, place of worship |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | abbey, basilica, cathedral, cathedral, duomo, kirk |
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| Part holonym | amen corner, apse, apsis, bema, chancel, church tower, lady chapel, narthex, nave, presbytery, rood screen, sacristy, sanctuary, side chapel, transept, vestry |
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| Domain category | church, church service |
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3. | church (act) a service conducted in a house of worship |
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| Samples | Don't be late for church.
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| Synonyms | church service |
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| Broader (hypernym) | divine service, religious service, service |
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| Domain category members | Anglican Church, Anglican Communion, attend, banns, church, church bell, church building, Church of England, crypt, discourse, disestablish, Divine Office, go to, hassock, High Anglican Church, High Church, official, preaching, Puritanism, separationist, separatist, sermon, spire, steeple |
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4. | church (group) the body of people who attend or belong to a particular local church |
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| Samples | Our church is hosting a picnic next week.
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| Broader (hypernym) | body |
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| Part meronym | Christendom, Christianity |
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