church

/tʃɜrtʃ/ n [C/U] (ORGANIZATION)

Definition

› a Christian religious organization: [U] He went on a trip with some of his friends from church. › Church is also a group of people meeting for a religious gathering: [U] I’ll see you after church. › A church is also one of the larger divisions within Christianity: [C] The Episcopal and Roman Catholic churches have many similarities. › Church can also mean organized religion generally: [U] The separation of church and state is an important feature of the US Constitution.

(Definition of church n (ORGANIZATION) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)