division between church and state

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• church — [ tʃɜrtʃ ] noun *** count or uncount a building that Christians go to in order to worship. Traditional churches usually contain an altar and long wooden seats facing the altar called pews. The place where the priest or MINISTER stands to talk to… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• church */*/*/ — UK [tʃɜː(r)tʃ] / US [tʃɜrtʃ] noun Word forms church : singular church plural churches [countable/uncountable] a building that Christians go to in order to worship. Traditional churches usually contain an altar and long wooden seats facing the… …   English dictionary

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