1.- Meanings of church and word focus:
- church
- 1 [countable]
a building where Christians go to worship [↪ cathedral]: a short church service
church bells
- 2 [uncountable]
the religious ceremonies in a church : Mrs Dobson invited us to dinner after church.
My parents go to church every Sunday.
- at church
We didn't see you at church this morning.
- 3 [countable] also Church
one of the separate groups within the Christian religion : the Catholic Church
- 4 [singular, uncountable]
the institution of the Christian religion, and all the priests and other ministers who are part of it : the church's attitude towards marriage
separation of church and state
WORD FOCUS: god 
places where people worship God: church (Christians)
temple (Buddhists and Hindus)
mosque (Muslims)
synagogue (Jews)
treated with great respect because of being connected with God: holy,sacred
having strong beliefs in God: devout, pious
someone who does not believe in God : atheist
someone who is not sure if God exists: agnosticgod
➔ See also godWORD FOCUS: religion
faith one of the world's main religions, for example Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, or Christianity
church a Christian religious group, for example the Catholic Church
sect a religious group that is part of a larger religious group but has slightly different beliefs, for example a Buddhist sect
cult an extreme religious group that is not part of an established religion
faith community a group of people living in the same area, who have a particular religion
secular not relating to religion or any religious groupreligion
➔ See also religion
places where people worship God: church (Christians)
temple (Buddhists and Hindus)
mosque (Muslims)
synagogue (Jews)
treated with great respect because of being connected with God: holy,sacred
having strong beliefs in God: devout, pious
someone who does not believe in God : atheist
someone who is not sure if God exists: agnosticgod
➔ See also godWORD FOCUS: religion
faith one of the world's main religions, for example Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, or Christianity
church a Christian religious group, for example the Catholic Church
sect a religious group that is part of a larger religious group but has slightly different beliefs, for example a Buddhist sect
cult an extreme religious group that is not part of an established religion
faith community a group of people living in the same area, who have a particular religion
secular not relating to religion or any religious groupreligion
➔ See also religion
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
2.- Wedding and funerals:

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