| Main Entry: | church |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | religious institution, building |
Synonyms: |
Lord's house, abbey, basilica, bethel, cathedral, chancel, chantry, chapel, fold, house of God, house of prayer, house of worship, minster, mission, mosque, oratory, parish, sacellum, sanctuary, shrine, synagogue, tabernacle, temple |
| Main Entry: | church |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | religious belief, group |
Synonyms: |
affiliation, body, chapter, communion, congregation, connection, creed, cult, denomination, doctrine, faction, faith, gathering, ism, order, persuasion, religion, schism, sect, society |
| Main Entry: | church |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
Related
Adjectives: |
abbatial, abbatical, antinomian, apostolic, apostolical, archiepiscopal, autocephalous, biblical, canonical, capitular, clerical, conventual, denominational, ecclesiastical, ecclesiological, ecumenical, episcopal, episcopalian, evangelical, evangelistic, hierarchical, hieratic, his eminence, his grace, his holiness, homiletic, in orders, inspired, kaaba, kerygmatic, laical, latitudinarian, lay, litaneutical, ministerial, monachal, monasterial, monastic, monkish, ordained, papable, papal, paparchical, pastoral, pontifical, prelatical, presbyterian, priest, priestly, prophetic, religious, sacerdotal, sacred, scriptural, sectarian, secular, supralapsarian, sybilline, syncretic, syncretical, temporal, textuary, the reverend, the right reverend, the very reverend, theandric, theocentric, theochristic, theocratic, theological, theopneust, theopneustic, trayf, ultramontane, unhouselled, vatic
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| Main Entry: | communion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sacrament in church; body of believers sharing a sacrament |
Synonyms: |
Eucharist, Lord's Supper, Mass, breaking of bread, church, creed, denomination, faith, persuasion, religion, sacrament |
| Main Entry: | creed |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | belief, principles |
Synonyms: |
articles of faith, canon, catechism, church, confession, conviction, cult, doctrine, dogma, faith, ideology, persuasion, profession, religion, tenet, weltanschauung |
| Main Entry: | cult |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | group sharing belief |
Synonyms: |
band, body, church, clan, clique, creed, denomination, faction, faith, following, party, persuasion, religion, school, sect |
| Notes: | a sect is a rule defined by some doctrinal difference, a cult by allegiance to an idea or commanding personality |
| Main Entry: | denomination |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | religious belief |
Synonyms: |
church, communion, connection, creed, cult, faith, group, persuasion, religion, school, sect |
| Main Entry: | faith |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | belief in a higher being; community of believers |
Synonyms: |
canon, church, communion, confession, connection, conviction, credo, creed, cult, denomination, doctrine, dogma, doxy, gospel, orthodoxy, persuasion, piety, piousness, principle, profession, religion, revelation, sect, teaching, tenet, theism, theology, worship |
Antonyms: |
agnosticism, denial, doubt, rejection, skepticism, unbelief |
| Main Entry: | hall |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | room for large affairs |
Synonyms: |
amphitheater, arena, armory, assembly room, auditorium, ballroom, casino, chamber, church, dining hall, gallery, gym, gymnasium, lounge, lyceum, mart, meeting place, refectory, salon, stateroom, theater |
| Main Entry: | mosque |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | temple |
Synonyms: |
cathedral, chapel, church, holy place, house of God, house of worship, masjid, place of worship, sanctuary, shrine, synagogue, tabernacle |