Church

Tamil Dictionary definitions for Church

Church : தொழுதுக் கொள்ளும் இடம் கிறிஸ்துவர்களின் ஆலயம்

Church : தேவாலய,தொழுதுக் கொள்ளும் இடம் கிறிஸ்துவர்களின் ஆலயம்

Church definition

Noun.

  1. A building set apart for Christian worship.
  2. A Jewish or heathen temple.
  3. A formally organized body of Christian believers worshiping together.
  4. A body of Christian believers, holding the same creed, observing the same rites, and acknowledging the same ecclesiastical authority; a denomination; as, the Roman Catholic church; the Presbyterian church.
  5. The collective body of Christians.
  6. Any body of worshipers; as, the Jewish church; the church of Brahm.
  7. The aggregate of religious influences in a community; ecclesiastical influence, authority, etc.; as, to array the power of the church against some moral evil.

Transitive verb. To bless according to a prescribed form, or to unite with in publicly returning thanks in church, as after deliverance from the dangers of childbirth; as, the churching of women.