CHURCH-AUTHORITY
CHURCH-AUTHORITY, noun Ecclesiastical power; spiritual jurisdiction.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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CHURCH-BENCH
CHURCH-BENCH, noun The seat in the porch of a church.
CHURCH-BURIAL
CHURCH-BURIAL, noun Burial according to the rites of the church.
CHURCH-DISCIPLINE
CHURCH-DISCIPLINE, noun Discipline of the church, intended to correct the offenses of its members.
CHURCH-FOUNDER
CHURCH-FOUNDER, noun He that builds or endows a church.
CHURCH-HISTORY
CHURCH-HISTORY, noun History of the Christian church; ecclesiastical history.
CHURCH-LAND
CHURCH-LAND, noun Land belonging to a church.
CHURCH-MEMBER
CHURCH-MEMBER, noun A member in communion with a church; a professor of religion.
CHURCH-MUSIC
CHURCH-MUSIC, noun1. The service of singing or chanting in a church.2. Music suited to church service.
CHURCH-WARDEN
CHURCH-WARDEN, noun A keeper or guardian of the church, and a representative of the parish. Church-wardens are appointed by the minister, or elected by the parishioners, to supe...
CHURCH-WAY
CHURCH-WAY, noun The way, street or road that leads to the church.
CHURCH-WORK
CHURCH-WORK, noun Work carried on slowly.
CHURCH-YARD
CHURCH-YARD, noun The ground adjoining to a church in which the dead are buried; a cemetery.
CHURCHDOM
CHURCHDOM, noun The government or authority of the church.
CHURCHING
CHURCHING, noun The act of offering thanks in church after childbirth.
CHURCHLIKE
CHURCHLIKE, adjective Becoming the church.
CHURCHMAN
CHURCHMAN, noun1. An ecclesiastic or clergyman; one who ministers in sacred things.2. An episcopalian, as distinguished from a presbyterian or congregationalist, etc.
CHURCHSHIP
CHURCHSHIP, noun Institution of the church.
CHURL
CHURL, noun1. A rude, surly, ill-bred man.2. A rustic; a countryman, or laborer.3. A miser; a niggard. Isaiah 32:5.
CHURLISH
CHURLISH, adjective1. Rude; surly; austere; sullen; rough in temper; unfeeling; uncivil.2. Selfish; narrow-minded; avaricious.3. [Of things.] Unpliant; unyielding; cross-grained...
CHURLISHLY
CHURLISHLY, adverb Rudely; roughly; in a churlish manner.
CHURLISHNESS
CHURLISHNESS, noun Rudeness of manners or temper, but generally the word refers to the temper or disposition of mind; sullenness; austerity; indisposition to kindness or courtesy.
CHURLY
CHURLY, adjective Rude; boisterous.
CHURME
CHURME, or, CHIRM, noun Noise; clamor, or confused noise.
CHURN
CHURN, noun A vessel in which cream or milk is agitated for separating the oily part from the caseous and serous parts, to make butter.CHURN, verb transitive1. To stir or agitat...
CHURN-STAFF
CHURN-STAFF, noun The staff or instrument used in churning.
CHURNED
CHURNED, participle passive Agitated; made into butter.