"megachurch" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: megachurches [plural], mega-church [alternative]
Etymology: From mega- + church. Etymology templates: {{af|en|mega-|church}} mega- + church Head templates: {{en-noun}} megachurch (plural megachurches)
  1. A church with an atypically large congregation. Categories (topical): Christianity Translations (church with an atypically large congregation): megakirke [common-gender] (Danish), megakirkko (Finnish), megachurch (english: anglicism) [feminine] (French), mégachurch (english: anglicism) [feminine] (French), mégaéglise [feminine] (French), méga-église [feminine] (French), Megakirche [feminine] (German), Megachurch (english: anglicism) [feminine] (German), megachurch (english: anglicism) [feminine] (Italian), megachiesa [feminine] (Italian), megaiglesia [feminine] (Spanish)

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Alternative forms

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