holy church
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.70 in modern English
26
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
The Christian Church.
Example Sentences
- "According to the second definition, we all of us believe in one Holy Church from end to end of the world, Apostolic and Catholic, founded not on mere earthen stones, but on the spiritual rock of the orthodox faith of CHRIST."
- "Hear ye, then, what is said in a prayer composed by a sainted father, approved by the Holy Church, and read for all in the name of the Church on earth, […]"
- "He defines the Church of Christ or the Holy Church as “the multitude which rejoices in holy unity , a unity understood , not as being physically united in some country or province , or in any bodily place , but according to the union of one sign […]”"
Etymology
From Middle English Holy Chirche, holi chirche, hali chirche, haly kirk, equivalent to holy + church.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Inflected Forms
the Holy Church (canonical)