A striped racer, also known as the California whipsnake, is a species of non-venomous snake native to the coast and foothills of California. It is a long, slender, and fast-moving snake, identified by its distinctive stripes running down the length of its body. They primarily feed on lizards and small rodents. The scientific name for this species is Masticophis lateralis.
Church
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Strongly Agree, as if it were law.
Church meaning & definition 1 of Church.
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A building used for public Christian worship.
Church meaning & definition 2 of Church.
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a service conducted in a house of worship
Church meaning & definition 3 of Church.
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one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
Church meaning & definition 4 of Church.
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perform a special church rite or service for
Church meaning & definition 5 of Church.
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A Christian religious organization, local or general.
Church meaning & definition 6 of Church.
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Religious service held at a church.
Church meaning & definition 7 of Church.
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To conduct a religious service for (a woman) after childbirth.
Church meaning & definition 8 of Church.
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To educate someone religiously, as in in a church.
Church meaning & definition 9 of Church.
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: used with preceding the.
Church meaning & definition 10 of Church.
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a Jewish or heathen temple
Church meaning & definition 11 of Church.
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a formally organized body of Christian believers worshiping together
Church meaning & definition 12 of Church.
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a body of Christian believers, holding the same creed, observing the same rites, and acknowledging the same ecclesiastical authority; a denomination; as, the Roman Catholic church; the Presbyterian church
Church meaning & definition 13 of Church.
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to bless according to a prescribed form, or to unite with in publicly returning thanks in church, as after deliverance from the dangers of childbirth; as, the churching of women
Church meaning & definition 14 of Church.
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church, n. a house set apart for Christian worship: the whole body of Christians: the clergy: any particular sect or denomination of Christians: any body professing a common creed, not necessarily Christian.—v.t. to perform with any one the giving of thanks in church, more esp. of a woman after childbirth, or of a newly-married couple on first appearing at church after marriage.—ns. Church′-ale, a strong ale brewed for a church festival: the festival at which the ale was drunk; Church′-bench (Shak.), a seat in the porch of a church; Church′-court, a court for deciding ecclesiastical causes, a presbytery, synod, or general assembly; Church′-gō′ing, the act of going to church, esp. habitually; Church′ing, the first appearance of a woman in church after childbirth; Church′ism, adherence to the forms or principles of some church.—adj. Church′less, not belonging to a church: (Tennyson) without church approval.—ns. Church′man, a clergyman or ecclesiastic: a member or upholder of the established church; Church′-rate, an assessment for the sustentation of the fabric, c., of the parish church; Church′-serv′ice, the form of religious service followed in a church, order of public worship, a book containing such; Church′-text, a thin and tall form of black-letter print; Churchwar′den, an officer who represents the interests of a parish or church: a long clay-pipe; Church′way, the public way or road that leads to the church; Church′woman, a female member of the Anglican Church.—adj. Church′y, obtrusively devoted to the church.—n. Church′yard, the burial-ground round a church.—Church history, the description of the course of development through which the church as a whole, as well as its special departments and various institutions, has passed, from the time of its foundation down to our own day; Church militant, the church on earth in its struggle against evil; Church triumphant, the portion of the church which has overcome and left this world.—Visible and Invisible church (see Visible). [A.S. circe (Scot, kirk; Ger. kirche)—Gr. kyriakon, belonging to the Lord—Kyrios, the Lord.]
Church meaning & definition 15 of Church.
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The part of the ship arranged on Sunday for divine service.
Church meaning & definition 16 of Church.