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| + | [[Image:Tommaso.Laureti.Triumph.of.Christianity.jpg|left|thumb|200px|This page '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is part of the [[Christianity]] series.<br><Small>Illustration: ''[[Triumph of Christianity]]'' (detail) by [[Tommaso Laureti]] (1530-1602.)</small>]] | ||
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| - | :''[[Roman Catholic Church]]'' | + | '''Church''' is an English word for a [[Christian]] [[religion|religious]] [[institution]] or [[building]] but it may refer to: |
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| + | ==Religion== | ||
| + | * [[Place of worship]], a specially designed structure or consecrated space where individuals or a group of people such as a congregation come to perform acts of devotion, veneration, or religious study. | ||
| + | * [[Christian Church]], refers to the whole Christian religious tradition through history. | ||
| + | * A [[religious denomination]] | ||
| + | * [[State church]], a religious body or creed officially endorsed by that nation's government | ||
| - | # A [[Christian]] house of [[worship]]; a building where [[religious]] [[service]]s take place. | ||
| - | #: ''There is a lovely little '''church''' in the valley.'' | ||
| - | # A Christian religious [[organization]], local or general. | ||
| - | #: ''The '''Church''' of England separated from the Roman Catholic '''Church''' in 1534.'' | ||
| - | #: ''The '''church''' across the street has a service at 10 am.'' | ||
| - | # A group of people who follow the same Christian religious beliefs, local or general. | ||
| - | #: ''These worshippers comprise the '''Church''' of Christ.'' | ||
| - | #: ''Be shepherds of the '''church''' of God (Acts 20:28)''. | ||
| - | # A time of public worship; a worship service. | ||
| - | #: ''I'll be there after '''church'''.'' | ||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| - | *''[[The grotesque in church art]]'' | + | *[[Roman Catholic Church]] |
| + | *''[[The Grotesque in Church Art]]'' a text by Thomas Tindall Wildridge on grotesque church art. | ||
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Church is an English word for a Christian religious institution or building but it may refer to:
Religion
- Place of worship, a specially designed structure or consecrated space where individuals or a group of people such as a congregation come to perform acts of devotion, veneration, or religious study.
- Christian Church, refers to the whole Christian religious tradition through history.
- A religious denomination
- State church, a religious body or creed officially endorsed by that nation's government
See also
- Roman Catholic Church
- The Grotesque in Church Art a text by Thomas Tindall Wildridge on grotesque church art.
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