"house church" meaning in All languages combined

See house church on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: house churches [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} house church (plural house churches)
  1. (Christianity) A group of Christians independent of traditional denominations who regularly gather for worship in private homes. Categories (topical): Christianity Synonyms: home church
    Sense id: en-house_church-en-noun-YPfqm85E Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: Christianity

Inflected forms

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