1. Ecclesiastical. The Church Catholic, the collective body of Christians in their unity from the commencement. The Church Militant, the body of Christians regarded as warring against spiritual evil of all kinds. Church Invisible, the collective body of Christians in heaven and on earth.

2. To assist, as a priest, any one in the office of returning thanks in the church, after any signal deliverance, particularly a woman after childbirth, the priest being said to church, and the woman to be churched; in Scotland, to escort to church, as a bride after her marriage.

3. A place or building consecrated to the worship of God; the worshippers of Jehovah, as a body; a building consecrated to Christian worship and ordinances; the collective body of Christians; a particular body of Christians; the followers of Christ in a particular city or province; the elergy, in distinction from the laity; the communicants of a congregation; divine service; ecclesiastical authority.

Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language By Nuttall, P.Austin

• chuech,
• chrch,
• curch,
• chruh,
• churchj,
• churh,
• hursh,
• churtch,
• chezch,
• chutch,
• cherch,
• chirch,
• chrurch,
• cherchs,
• chich,
• chech,
• chruch,
• choach,
• chatch,
• churdch

• choric,
• chorus,
• chirk,
• cherico,
• chuck,
• charge,
• characeae,
• Charis,
• hutch,
• couch,
• churn,
• Chris,
• cherish,
• chirico,
• lurch.

The adverb form of the word "church" would be "churchward" or "churchwards".

The adjective form of the word "church" is "churchy".

The plural of the "church" can be the "churches".

The singular of the "church" can be the "church".