The difference between Church and Mosque

When used as nouns, church means a christian house of worship, whereas mosque means a place of worship for muslims, often having at least one minaret.


Church is also verb with the meaning: to conduct a religious service for (a woman after childbirth, or a newly married couple).

check bellow for the other definitions of Church and Mosque

  1. Church as a noun (countable):

    A Christian house of worship; a building where religious services take place.

    Examples:

    "There is a lovely little church in the valley."

    "This building used to be a church before being converted into a library."

  2. Church as a noun:

    Christians collectively seen as a single spiritual community; Christianity.

    Examples:

    "These worshippers make up the Church of Christ."

  3. Church as a noun (countable):

    A local group of people who follow the same Christian religious beliefs, local or general.

  4. Church as a noun (countable):

    A particular denomination of Christianity.

    Examples:

    "The Church of England separated from the Roman Catholic Church in 1534."

  5. Church as a noun (uncountable, countable, as bare noun):

    Christian worship held at a church; service.

  6. Church as a noun:

    A (non-Christian) religion; a religious group.

    Examples:

    "She goes to a Wiccan church down the road."

  7. Church as a noun:

    assembly

  1. Church as a verb (transitive, now, _, historical):

    To conduct a religious service for (a woman after childbirth, or a newly married couple).

  2. Church as a verb (transitive):

    To educate someone religiously, as in in a church.

  1. Mosque as a noun (Islam):

    A place of worship for Muslims, often having at least one minaret; a masjid.

    Examples:

    "There's a mosque near where I live."

    "synonyms: masjid"