The difference between Church and Religion
When used as nouns, church means a christian house of worship, whereas religion means the belief in a reality beyond what is perceptible by the senses, and the practices associated with this belief.
When used as verbs, church means to conduct a religious service for (a woman after childbirth, or a newly married couple), whereas religion means engage in religious practice.
check bellow for the other definitions of Church and Religion
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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."
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Church as a noun:
Christians collectively seen as a single spiritual community; Christianity.
Examples:
"These worshippers make up the Church of Christ."
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Church as a noun (countable):
A local group of people who follow the same Christian religious beliefs, local or general.
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Church as a noun (countable):
A particular denomination of Christianity.
Examples:
"The Church of England separated from the Roman Catholic Church in 1534."
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Church as a noun (uncountable, countable, as bare noun):
Christian worship held at a church; service.
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Church as a noun:
A (non-Christian) religion; a religious group.
Examples:
"She goes to a Wiccan church down the road."
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Church as a noun:
assembly
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Church as a verb (transitive, now, _, historical):
To conduct a religious service for (a woman after childbirth, or a newly married couple).
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Church as a verb (transitive):
To educate someone religiously, as in in a church.
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Religion as a noun (uncountable):
The belief in a reality beyond what is perceptible by the senses, and the practices associated with this belief.
Examples:
"My brother tends to value religion, but my sister not as much."
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Religion as a noun (countable):
A particular system of such belief, and the rituals and practices proper to it.
Examples:
"Islam is a major religion in parts of Asia and Africa."
"Eckankar is a new religion but Zoroastrianism is an old religion."
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Religion as a noun (uncountable):
The way of life committed to by monks and nuns.
Examples:
"The monk entered religion when he was 20 years of age."
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Religion as a noun (countable):
Any practice to which someone or some group is seriously devoted.
Examples:
"At this point, ''Star Trek'' has really become a religion."
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Religion as a noun (uncountable, obsolete):
Faithfulness to a given principle; conscientiousness.
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Religion as a verb:
Engage in religious practice.
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Religion as a verb:
Indoctrinate into a specific religion.
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Religion as a verb:
To make sacred or symbolic; sanctify.