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dischurch

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To deprive of status as a church, or of membership in a church.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • 1600s (exact date of publication unknown) Bishop Joseph Hall, Resolutions for Religion These are enough to deform any church; not enough to dischurch it.

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From dis- + church.