"McChurch" meaning in All languages combined

See McChurch on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: McChurches [plural]
Etymology: From Mc- + church. Usage dates back to at least the early 1990s. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|Mc-|church|id1=derogatory}} Mc- + church Head templates: {{en-noun}} McChurch (plural McChurches)
  1. (slang, derogatory) A church that has a strong element of entertainment, consumerism, or commercialism which obscures its religious aspects. Tags: derogatory, slang
    Sense id: en-McChurch-en-noun-bsaZEKfa
  2. (slang, derogatory, specifically) A megachurch. Tags: derogatory, slang, specifically Categories (topical): Buildings, Places of worship
    Sense id: en-McChurch-en-noun-zLXu--FR Disambiguation of Buildings: 28 72 Disambiguation of Places of worship: 32 68 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with Mc- (derogatory) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 23 77 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with Mc- (derogatory): 35 65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: McMansion

Inflected forms

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