CHURCH: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for CHURCH?

Need another word that means the same as “church”? Find 22 synonyms and 30 related words for “church” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Church” are: church service, church building, christian church, house of god, the lord's house, house of prayer, denomination, sect, creed, religious group, cult, movement, faith community, body, persuasion, religious persuasion, communion, order, fraternity, brotherhood, sisterhood, school

Church as a Noun

Definitions of "Church" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “church” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A building used for public Christian worship.
• Institutionalized religion as a political or social force.
• A service conducted in a house of worship.
• One of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship.
• A place for public (especially Christian) worship.
• The hierarchy of clergy within a particular Christian Church.
• A particular Christian organization with its own clergy, buildings, and distinctive doctrines.
• The body of people who attend or belong to a particular local church.

Synonyms of "Church" as a noun (22 Words)

body	A woman s close fitting stretch garment for the upper body fastening at the crotch. A body of doctrine.
brotherhood	The feeling that men should treat one another like brothers. A gesture of solidarity and brotherhood.
christian church	A religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination.
church building	The body of people who attend or belong to a particular local church.
church service	A place for public (especially Christian) worship.
communion	The service of Christian worship at which bread and wine are consecrated and shared. The Eastern Churches are not in communion with Rome.
creed	A formal statement of Christian beliefs, especially the Apostles’ Creed or the Nicene Creed. Liberalism was more than a political creed.
cult	A relatively small group of people having religious beliefs or practices regarded by others as strange or as imposing excessive control over members. The cult of St Olaf.
denomination	The action of naming or classifying something. The denomination of a consideration as relevant or irrelevant.
faith community	A strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny.
fraternity	A group of people sharing a common profession or interests. The ideals of liberty equality and fraternity.
house of god	The audience gathered together in a theatre or cinema.
house of prayer	One of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided.
movement	A campaign undertaken by a political social or artistic movement. Movements in the underlying financial markets.
order	The insignia worn by members of an order of honour or merit. The upper social orders.
persuasion	Sort, kind, or nature. Writers of all political persuasions.
religious group	A member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience.
religious persuasion	A member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience.
school	The buildings used by a school. The school keeps parents informed.
sect	A group of people with somewhat different religious beliefs (typically regarded as heretical) from those of a larger group to which they belong. A sect of anarchists.
sisterhood	The feeling of kinship with and closeness to a group of women or all women. Canadian feminists acknowledge their sisterhood with women around the globe.
the lord's house	The members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments.

Usage Examples of "Church" as a noun

• Isobel would enter the Church as a deacon.
• The Church of England.
• Some people go to church every Sunday.
• The church was empty.
• Don't be late for church.
• After church we went to a restaurant.
• Our church is hosting a picnic next week.
• The church was largely rebuilt at the end of the 15th century.
• The separation of church and state.
• St Luke's Church.

Associations of "Church" (30 Words)

abbess	A woman who is the head of an abbey of nuns.
abbey	A church that was formerly an abbey.
abbot	A man who is the head of an abbey of monks.
archdeacon	(Anglican Church) an ecclesiastical dignitary usually ranking just below a bishop.
augustinian	A Roman Catholic friar or monk belonging to one of the Augustinian monastic orders.
bishop	A chess piece typically with its top shaped like a mitre that can move in any direction along a diagonal on which it stands Each player starts the game with two bishops one moving on white squares and the other on black.
buddhism	The teaching of Buddha that life is permeated with suffering caused by desire, that suffering ceases when desire ceases, and that enlightenment obtained through right conduct and wisdom and meditation releases one from desire and suffering and rebirth.
buddhist	One who follows the teachings of Buddha.
canon	A ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall. The very simple rhythmic structure of this double canon.
cathedral	The principal church of a diocese, with which the bishop is officially associated. St Paul's Cathedral.
catholic	Free from provincial prejudices or attachments. Her tastes are pretty catholic.
christian	A religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination.
cloister	Seclude from the world in or as if in a cloister. The monastery was where the Brothers would cloister themselves to meditate.
congregation	An assemblage of people or animals or things collected together. Large congregations of birds may cause public harm.
defrock	Deprive (someone) of professional status or membership of a prestigious group. The Supreme Court found him in contempt of the tribunal and defrocked him as an appeals court judge.
gothic	A heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuries. Gothic novels like Frankenstein.
holy	Dedicated or consecrated to God or a religious purpose; sacred. The holy month of Ramadan.
minster	A large or important church, typically one of cathedral status in the north of England that was built as part of a monastery. York Minster.
monastery	The residence of a religious community.
monastic	A monk or other follower of a monastic rule. A monastic order.
monk	United States jazz pianist who was one of the founders of the bebop style (1917-1982.
pagoda	An ornamental imitation of a Hindu or Buddhist pagoda.
pastor	Be pastor of a church or congregation. He continued to study law while pastoring in Chelsea.
priest	Ordain to the priesthood. The plays were performed within the sacred area of Dionysus in the presence of his priest.
priory	Religious residence in a monastery governed by a prior or a convent governed by a prioress.
rector	(in the Church of England) the incumbent of a parish where all tithes formerly passed to the incumbent.
religion	The belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods. The world s great religions.
saint	A person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization. The sandy shores of the River Nid where Holy Olaf s bones were laid to rest before he had been sainted.
shrine	Enclose in a shrine. A Hindu shrine at which offerings are placed twice a day.
temple	A thing regarded as holy or likened to a temple especially a person s body. A temple of science.