(used with "the") A specific church (Christian religious denomination), such as the Church of England or the Catholic Church.

(used with "the") Christianity conceptualized as a single church, irrespective of its various denominations; Christendom.

(OS grid ref SD7429) A village in Hyndburn borough, near Accrington, Lancashire, England .

An unincorporated community in Allamakee County, Iowa, United States.

(countable) A Christian house of worship; a building where Christian religious services take place.

Christians collectively seen as a single spiritual community; Christianity; Christendom.

(countable) A local group of people who follow the same Christian religious beliefs, local or general.

(countable) A particular denomination of Christianity.

(uncountable, countable, as bare noun) Christian worship held at a church; service.

(uncountable) Organized religion in general or a specific religion considered as a political institution.

(informal) Any religious group.

(transitive, Christianity, now historical) To conduct a religious service for (a woman after childbirth, or a newly married couple).

(transitive) To educate someone religiously, as in in a church.

(slang) Expressing strong agreement.