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as in temple
a building for public worship and especially Christian worship
a city that is noted for its many historic churches
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as in congregation
a body of persons gathered for religious worship
spoke to the whole church at once
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as in clergy
the group ordained to perform clerical functions in the Christian church
a time when few young men seem to want to join the church
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Recent Examples of church
About half of the church’s 140 parishioners live in Castaic.
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Corina Knoll, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
The county will provide additional space, bedding and meals at a local church that partners with the Mission this week if its capacity overflows.
—Silas Morgan, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2025
The Pope will open five Holy Doors at churches around the Vatican, including St. Peter's Basilica.
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Potholes: The Send Relief Serve Tour — run by a group that partners with churches, local organizations and government officials on community projects — is coming to San Diego, and one of its initiatives is to identify potholes in La Jolla.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2025
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Corina Knoll, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
The county will provide additional space, bedding and meals at a local church that partners with the Mission this week if its capacity overflows.
—Silas Morgan, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2025
The Pope will open five Holy Doors at churches around the Vatican, including St. Peter's Basilica.
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Potholes: The Send Relief Serve Tour — run by a group that partners with churches, local organizations and government officials on community projects — is coming to San Diego, and one of its initiatives is to identify potholes in La Jolla.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2025
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In 2021, while an associate curator at one of New York City’s temples of experimental contemporary art, the Swiss institute, curator Daniel Merritt said that art history played a role is his practice, but was not a hill to die on.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
21 Jan. 2025
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Time is also spent in the temples and museums of Ulaanbaatar.—
Everett Potter,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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In Los Angeles, Reverend Maria Elena Montalvo of Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church said her congregation has provided sanctuary for immigrants, refugees, and asylum-seekers since 2016.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
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In retirement, the grandfather of four found joy in taking walks at sunrise around the Rose Bowl, watching his beloved San Francisco 49ers and serving as head deacon of his congregation at Weller Street Baptist Church, his daughter said.—
Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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Television reporters, judges and clergy have fallen several places, while auto mechanics have moved up.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
14 Jan. 2025
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His father convinced church leaders to keep quiet and promised Alger would never work in the clergy again.—
Teresa Nowakowski,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 Jan. 2025
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The bunker also houses, behind 23-ton blast doors, a power plant, water supply, food stores, a health clinic, a barber shop, and a chapel.—
Bruce Finley,
The Denver Post,
3 Jan. 2025
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But his most ambitious commission—and in the end, his most important—is an 850,000-square-foot community center in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, with an extensive program that includes an auditorium, gym, and, ironically, a Christian chapel.—
Elizabeth Fazzare,
Architectural Digest,
20 Dec. 2024
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Attendees have risen to watch Carter's casket be carried out of the cathedral, followed by his family to depart for Joint Base Andrews at 11:15 a.m.—
Amanda Castro,
Newsweek,
9 Jan. 2025
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Image Most of the tributes to Mr. Carter avoided the pointed commentary of recent funerals at the cathedral for President George H.W. Bush and Senator John McCain that were at times seen as rebukes of Mr. Trump.—
Peter Baker,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2025
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The history of the concert hall goes back to over a century ago when it was first constructed as a tabernacle for religious gatherings.—
Diana Leyva,
The Tennessean,
8 Jan. 2024
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The demand of the people, of the families, of the fallen, must permeate here, must be reflected from here, must become a decree engraved on the walls of this tabernacle.—
David Isaac,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Jan. 2024
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“Church.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/church. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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