n (countable) A Christian house of worship; a building where Christian religious services take place.
n Christians collectively seen as a single spiritual community; Christianity; Christendom.
n (countable) A local group of people who follow the same Christian religious beliefs, local or general.
n (countable) A particular denomination of Christianity.
n (uncountable, countable, as bare noun) Christian worship held at a church; service.
n (uncountable) Organized religion in general or a specific religion considered as a political institution.
n (informal) Any religious group.
n (obsolete) Assembly.
n A surname.
n (used with "the") A specific church (Christian religious denomination), such as the Church of England or the Catholic Church.
n (used with "the") Christianity conceptualized as a single church, irrespective of its various denominations; Christendom.
n A village in Hyndburn borough, near Accrington, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7429).
n An unincorporated community in Allamakee County, Iowa, United States.