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church
A	noun
	1	church service, church
			a service conducted in a church; "don't be late for church"
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚activity ╚ceremony ╚religious ceremony; religious ritual ╚service; religious service; divine service ╚church service, church
	2	church, church building
			a place for public (especially Christian) worship; "the church was empty"
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚artifact; artefact ╚structure; construction ╚building; edifice ╚place of worship; house of prayer; house of God; house of worship ╚church, church building ╚kirk ╚cathedral ╚cathedral ╚basilica ╚abbey
	3	church, Christian church
			one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
		Category Tree: group; grouping ╚social group ╚organization; organisation ╚institution; establishment ╚religion; faith ╚church, Christian church ╚Unification Church ╚Protestant Church; Protestant ╚Coptic Church ╚Nestorian Church ╚Catholic Church ╚Armenian Church; Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church
	4	church
			the body of people who attend or belong to a particular local church; "our church is hosting a picnic next week"
		Category Tree: group; grouping ╚social group ╚gathering; assemblage ╚body ╚church
B	verb
	1	church
			perform a special church rite or service for; "church a woman after childbirth"
		Category Tree: act; move ╚perform ╚church