Meaning | One of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship. |
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Synonym | church |
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Members | Christian | A religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination |
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Part of | Christendom, Christianity | The collective body of Christians throughout the world and history (found predominantly in Europe and the Americas and Australia) |
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Narrower | Armenian Church, Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church | An independent Christian church established in Armenia since 300 |
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Catholic Church | Any of several churches / churches claiming to have maintained historical continuity with the original Christian Church |
Coptic Church | The ancient Christian church of Egypt |
Nestorian Church | A Christian Church in the Middle East that followed Nestorianism |
Protestant Church, Protestant | 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 / weddings and other communal activities |
Broader | religion, faith, organized religion | An institution to express belief in a divine power |
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Spanish | cristianismo, iglesia cristiana |
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Catalan | critianisme, església cristiana |
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