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Primitive Churcha1475
Of or relating to the first age, period, or stage of development; relating to early times; early, ancient. Primitive Church: the Christian Church in…
early Church1675
(chiefly with the) the Christian Church in its earliest era; cf. Primitive Church at primitive, adj. 2a; also attributive, esp. in early Church Father…