"Church" meaning in English

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Proper name

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-Church.wav [US]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)tʃ Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Church
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Church-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. (used with "the") A specific church (Christian religious denomination), such as the Church of England or the Catholic Church. Derived forms: Church encoding, Church numeral, Church-Rosser property
    Sense id: en-Church-en-name-en:any_specific_Christian_denomination
  3. (used with "the") Christianity conceptualized as a single church, irrespective of its various denominations; Christendom.
    Sense id: en-Church-en-name-en:Christendom
  4. A village in Hyndburn borough, near Accrington, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7429). Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Lancashire, England, Villages in England, Villages in Lancashire, England
    Sense id: en-Church-en-name-en:village_in_Lancashire
  5. An unincorporated community in Allamakee County, Iowa, United States. Categories (place): Places in Iowa, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Iowa, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States Synonyms: Church Village, Churchtown
    Sense id: en-Church-en-name-en:community_in_Allamakee_County__Iowa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 16 10 8 64 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 6 20 9 8 57

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