church building

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church building - a place for public (especially Christian) worship; "the church was empty"churchchurch service, church - a service conducted in a house of worship; "don't be late for church"abbey - a church associated with a monastery or conventamen corner - area reserved for persons leading the responsive `amens'apse, apsis - a domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church; usually contains the altarbasilica - an early Christian church designed like a Roman basilica; or a Roman Catholic church or cathedral accorded certain privileges; "the church was raised to the rank of basilica"cathedral - any large and important churchduomo, cathedral - the principal Christian church building of a bishop's diocesebema, chancel, sanctuary - area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railingchurch tower - the tower of a churchkirk - a Scottish churchlady chapel - a small chapel in a church; dedicated to the Virgin Marynarthex - a vestibule leading to the nave of a churchnave - the central area of a churchhouse of God, house of prayer, house of worship, place of worship - any building where congregations gather for prayerpresbytery - building reserved for the officiating clergyrood screen - a screen in a church; separates the nave from the choir or chancelside chapel - a small chapel off the side aisle of a churchtransept - structure forming the transverse part of a cruciform church; crosses the nave at right anglessacristy, vestry - a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept or meetings are held