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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: |
| - | '''Church''' is an English word for a [[Christian]] [[religion|religious]] [[institution]] or building but it may refer to: | + | |
| ==Religion== | ==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. | * [[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. | ||
| - | ** [[Church (building)]] A Christian place of worship | ||
| - | * [[Church service]], a formalized period of communal worship | ||
| - | * [[Church music]] written for performance in church | ||
| * [[Christian Church]], refers to the whole Christian religious tradition through history. | * [[Christian Church]], refers to the whole Christian religious tradition through history. | ||
| - | ** Any of several more specific [[Christian denomination]]s | ||
| - | *** [[Particular church]], ecclesial communities within [[Catholic Church|Catholic Christianity]] | ||
| - | *** [[Simple church]], an Evangelical Christian movement | ||
| - | ** [[Ecclesiology]], the study of the church in Christian theology | ||
| * A [[religious denomination]] | * A [[religious denomination]] | ||
| * [[State church]], a religious body or creed officially endorsed by that nation's government | * [[State church]], a religious body or creed officially endorsed by that nation's government | ||
| - | * [[Local church]], the body made up of a congregation, its members and clergy | ||
| - | * [[Christian clergy]], formal Christian religious leadership | ||
| - | * Church, a [[Sociological classifications of religious movements#Church_and_ecclesia|sociological classification of religious movements]] | ||
| - | * [[Broad church]], one organization encompassing a broad range of opinion (from [[Church of England|Anglican Church]]) used in politics | ||
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| - | ==People== | ||
| - | * [[Church (surname)]], people with the surname Church | ||
| - | * [[Adam Gilchrist]], Australian cricketer, nicknamed ''Gilly'' or ''Church'' | ||
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| - | ==Places== | ||
| - | * [[Church, Lancashire]], England | ||
| - | * [[Church, Iowa]], United States, unincorporated community | ||
| - | * [[Church (Liverpool ward)]] | ||
| - | * [[Church (Sefton ward)]] | ||
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| - | ==Popular music== | ||
| - | * [[The Church (band)]] | ||
| - | **''The Church'', an alternate name for their debut album, ''[[Of Skins and Heart]]'' | ||
| - | * [[Chvrches]], an electropop trio from Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| - | * [[Church (song)|"Church" (song)]], by T-Pain | ||
| - | * "Church", a song by Galactic on the album ''[[Coolin' Off]]'' | ||
| - | * "Church", a song by OutKast on the album ''[[Speakerboxxx/The Love Below]]'' | ||
| - | * "The Church", a song by Hawkwind on the album ''[[Church of Hawkwind]]'' | ||
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| - | ==Other uses== | ||
| - | * [[Church Committee]], the common term referring to the United States Senate Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities (chaired by Senator Frank Church (D-ID) in 1975) | ||
| - | * [[Church (Red vs. Blue)|Church (''Red vs. Blue'')]], a fictional character | ||
| - | * [[The Church (film)|''The Church'' (film)]] | ||
| - | * Church, a cat in the novel ''[[Pet Sematary]]'' | ||
| - | * The probabilistic programming language [[ Church (programming language)]], named after [[Alonzo Church]]. | ||
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| ==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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