Rechurch

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To restore to the membership of a congregation or church. transitive

    "to rechurch an apostate"

  2. 2
    To restore churches, or the role of the church, to. transitive

    "At a time when mainline denominations are engaged in massive closures of small rural churches, independent charismatics are strategically helping to rechurch rural Canada."

Example

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"At a time when mainline denominations are engaged in massive closures of small rural churches, independent charismatics are strategically helping to rechurch rural Canada."

Etymology

From re- + church.

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