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What does church mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word church? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. (countable) A Christian house of worship; a building where religious services take place. [from 9th c.]
  2. Christians collectively seen as a single spiritual community; Christianity. [from 9th c.]
  3. (countable) A local group of people who follow the same Christian religious beliefs, local or general. [from 9th c.]
  4. (countable) A particular denomination of Christianity. [from 9th c.]
  5. (uncountable, countable, as bare noun) Christian worship held at a church; service. [from 10th c.]
  6. (informal) A (non-Christian) religion; a religious group. [from 16th c.]
  7. (obsolete) assembly
Verb
  1. (transitive, now historical) To conduct a religious service for (a woman) after childbirth. [from 15th c.]
  2. (transitive) To educate someone religiously, as in in a church.
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