noun

1. a building set apart or consecrated for public worship, esp. one for Christian worship
2. religious service or public worship, esp. among Christians
3. 1. all Christians considered as a single body
   2. a particular sect or denomination of Christians
4. the ecclesiastical government of a particular religious group, or its power, as opposed to secular government
5. the profession of the clergy; clerical profession
6. a group of worshipers; congregation

Etymology: ME chirche, kirke < OE cirice (& ON kirkja < OE) < Gmc *kirika < LGr(Ec) *kyrikē < Gr kyriakē (oikia), Lord's (house) < kyriakos, belonging to the Lord < kyrios, ruler < kyros, supreme power < IE base *eu-, a swelling, to be strong, hero > cave

transitive verb

adjective

1. having to do with organized Christian worship
2. of or connected with a church