| altar boy |
a young male person who assists the clergy in religious services; acolyte. |
| altar girl |
a girl who is trained to help the priest during church worship services. |
| baptism |
a Christian ceremony in which someone who wishes to join the church is sprinkled with water or dipped in water. |
| baptize |
to perform the Christian ceremony of dipping in or sprinkling with water as a symbol of becoming a member of the church. [1/2 definitions] |
| belfry |
a tower of a church or other building in which a bell is hung; bell tower. |
| cardinal |
an official of the Roman Catholic Church who is chosen by the pope and is second in rank to him. [1/3 definitions] |
| cathedral |
the main church of a bishop's district. [2 definitions] |
| catholic |
(capitalized) having to do with the Roman Catholic Church. [2 definitions] |
| Christian |
a member of a Christian church. [1/4 definitions] |
| confirmation |
a ceremony that makes a person a member of a church or other religious organization. [1/3 definitions] |
| congregation |
the members of a church or other religious organization. [1/2 definitions] |
| deacon |
a member of certain Christian churches who has a set of church duties but is not a member of the clergy. [1/2 definitions] |
| holy |
devoted to the church, to God, or to religion. [1/3 definitions] |
| hymnal |
a book of church hymns. |
| loft |
a balcony in a church or other public building. [1/3 definitions] |
| mission |
a place, usually in a city, where poor people can go to get help. A mission often provides things like food, clothing, or a place to sleep and is typically operated by a church or other similar organization. [1/5 definitions] |
| missionary |
a person who is sent by a church or religious order to a foreign country to teach, convert, heal, or serve. |
| Mormon |
a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. [2 definitions] |
| parish |
a district of a Christian religion that has its own church and priest or minister. |
| parochial |
having to do with or in a church parish. |
| parson |
a pastor in a Protestant church; minister. |