Churchdom

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The institution, government, or authority of a church. countable, uncountable

    "Whatsoever Church pretendeth to a new beginning, pretendeth at the same time to a new Churchdome, and whatsoever is so new is none."

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"Whatsoever Church pretendeth to a new beginning, pretendeth at the same time to a new Churchdome, and whatsoever is so new is none."

Etymology

From church + -dom.

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