Dischurch
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To deprive of status as a church, or of membership in a church. transitive
"1600s (exact date of publication unknown) Bishop Joseph Hall, Resolutions for Religion These are enough to deform any church; not enough to dischurch it."
Example
More examples"1600s (exact date of publication unknown) Bishop Joseph Hall, Resolutions for Religion These are enough to deform any church; not enough to dischurch it."
Etymology
From dis- + church.
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