plural of Orthodox Church

plural of Catholic Church

A wooden church with a medieval post and lintel construction.

(Anglicanism) The movement to latitudinarian churchmanship in the Church of England; collectively, those people engaged in the movement.

plural of church-ale

(historical) A church or parish festival (as in commemoration of the dedication of a church), at which much ale was drunk. / The strong ale brewed for this purpose.

The establishment of a new local church.

(printing, historical) A tall, thin form of black-letter print.

(Catholicism) An ecclesiastical community of faithful headed by a bishop (or equivalent) as defined by Catholic canon law and ecclesiology.

plural of particular church