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churchdom

churchdom noun: the institution, government, or authority of a church.

Noun

churchdom (countable and uncountable, plural churchdoms)

  1. The institution, government, or authority of a church.
    • Whatsoever Church pretendeth to a new beginning, pretendeth at the same time to a new Churchdome, and whatsoever is so new is none.1659, John Pearson, An Exposition of the Creed
    • When a preacher knows that, if he should be turned from his church to-morrow, there are other paying fields of activity for him, he is not going to bow before any of the petty or the strong bosses of churchdom.1922, “The Pastor”, in Homiletic Review, volume 84, page 34

Forms of churchdom

pluralchurchdoms

Origin of churchdom

From church + -dom.

Questions about churchdom

What does churchdom mean?
Churchdom means the institution, government, or authority of a church.
What part of speech is churchdom?
Churchdom is a noun.
What is the plural of churchdom?
The plural of churchdom is churchdoms.

Words near churchdom in the dictionary

  1. Churcham
  2. churchane
  3. churchanity
  4. churchbell
  5. churchbells
  6. churchdom
  7. churchdoms
  8. churchdoor
  9. churchdoors
  10. Churchdown
  11. churche

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