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Synonyms of church

5 similar words

Another word for church is chapel. Other synonyms of church are kirk, preach, autem and congregation.

Synonyms and similar words for church

nounA Christian house of worship; a building where Christian religious services take place.

  • chapelA place of worship, smaller than or subordinate to a church.
  • kirk ScotlandA church.

interjectionUsed to express strong agreement.

  • preachUsed to express strong agreement (as if encouraging somebody to continue speaking).

nounMore synonyms

  • autem obsoleteA church.

nounGroup of worshipers.

  • congregationA gathering of faithful in a temple, church, synagogue, mosque or other place of worship, especially those present at a...

Meaning of church

  1. noun A Christian house of worship; a building where Christian religious services take place.
  2. noun Christians collectively seen as a single spiritual community; Christianity; Christendom.
  3. noun A local group of people who follow the same Christian religious beliefs, local or general.

Full definition of church

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Questions about synonyms of church

What is another word for church?
Church has 5 synonyms on Word.ws, such as chapel, kirk, preach, autem and congregation.
What does church mean?
Church means a Christian house of worship; a building where Christian religious services take place.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: church (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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