Christian church

/ˌkrɪstʃən tʃərtʃ/

Other forms: Christian churches

Definitions of Christian church

1. noun

   one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
   synonyms: church

   types:

   Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church, Armenian Church

   an independent Christian church established in Armenia since 300; was influenced by both Roman and Byzantine traditions

   Catholic Church

   any of several churches claiming to have maintained historical continuity with the original Christian Church

   Nestorian Church

   a Christian Church in the Middle East that followed Nestorianism; there is still a small Nestorian Church in Iraq

   Coptic Church

   the ancient Christian church of Egypt

   Protestant, Protestant Church

   the Protestant churches and denominations collectively

   Unification Church

   a Christian church (with some Buddhist elements) founded in 1954 by Sun Myung Moon and known for staging mass weddings and other communal activities

   Church of Rome, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Church, Western Church

   the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy

   Old Catholic Church

   Catholic churches that broke away from the Roman Catholic Church in the 18th century

   Byzantine Church, Eastern Church

   the Catholic Church as it existed in the Byzantine Empire

   Eastern Church, Eastern Orthodox, Eastern Orthodox Church, Orthodox Catholic Church, Orthodox Church

   derived from the Byzantine Church and adhering to Byzantine rites

   Uniat Church, Uniate Church

   any of several churches in eastern Europe or the Middle East that acknowledge papal authority but retain their own liturgy

   Pentecostal religion

   any fundamentalist Protestant Church that uses revivalistic methods to achieve experiences comparable to the Pentecostal experiences of the first Christian disciples

   type of:

   faith, organized religion, religion

   an institution to express belief in a divine power