"steeplehouse" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: steeplehouses [plural]
Etymology: Compound of steeple + house. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|steeple|house}} steeple + house Head templates: {{en-noun}} steeplehouse (plural steeplehouses)
  1. A church (building). Categories (topical): Quakerism

Inflected forms

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