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unchurch definition

un·church (-c̸hʉrc̸h′)

transitive verb

  1. to deprive (a person) of membership in a given church
  2. to deprive (an entire congregation or sect) of its rights as a church

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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