christian_church (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the expression *Christian church / Christian Church*:
NOUN	group	Christian church, church	one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
NOUN	group	Christian Church, Disciples of Christ	a Protestant church that accepts the Bible as the only source of true Christian faith and practices baptism by immersion

English > *Christian church*: 2 senses > noun 1, group
Meaning	One of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship.
Synonym	church
Members	Christian	A religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination
Part of	Christendom, Christianity	The collective body of Christians throughout the world and history (found predominantly in Europe and the Americas and Australia)
Narrower	Armenian Church, Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church	An independent Christian church established in Armenia since 300
	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
Spanish	cristianismo, iglesia cristiana
Catalan	critianisme, església cristiana

English > *Christian Church*: 2 senses > noun 2, group
Meaning	A Protestant church that accepts the Bible as the only source of true Christian faith and practices baptism by immersion.
Synonym	Disciples of Christ
Broader	Protestant denomination	group of Protestant congregations

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