church

nouns

one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
Christian church, church
a place for public (especially Christian) worship
"the church was empty"
church, church building
is derived from
churchly
a service conducted in a house of worship
"don't be late for church"
church, church service
the body of people who attend or belong to a particular local church
"our church is hosting a picnic next week"
church
is a part of
the collective body of Christians throughout the world and history (found predominantly in Europe and the Americas and Australia)
"for a thousand years the Roman Catholic Church was the principal church of Christendom"
Christendom, Christianity
is a type of (narrower)
a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity
"the whole body filed out of the auditorium"; "the student body"; "administrative body"
body

verbs

perform a special church rite or service for
"church a woman after childbirth"
church
is a type of (narrower)
perform a function
"Who will perform the wedding?"
perform