"churchwork" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Middle English church work, churche woorke, chirche werk, churche werk (also as kyrkwarke, kirkwarke, kirc werke), equivalent to church + work. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|church work}} Middle English church work, {{com|en|church|work}} church + work Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} churchwork (uncountable)
  1. The work done by a church to spread religion. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-churchwork-en-noun-IckRUPYh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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