church militant

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noun Theology.

those Christians on earth who are engaged in a continuous war against evil and the enemies of Christ.

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Origin of church militant

First recorded in 1530–40

Words nearby church militant

church key, churchless, churchlike, churchly, churchman, church militant, church mode, Church of Christ, Scientist, Church of England, Church of God, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

How to use church militant in a sentence

But the enemy of the new emirs is neither the Jew nor the Christian, it is the godless militant defending secularism.
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The Via Dolorosa ends at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, and is marked by nine stations of the cross.
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Church bells pealed from St. Catherine of Siena parish one block away.
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If they returned to their church, they would be spared a second attack.
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The church was not happy with his views, and there was talk of excommunication.
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Among the Perpendicular additions to the church last named may be noted a very beautiful oaken rood-screen.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 4|Various
The east window in this church has been classed as the A1 of modern painted windows.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham|Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell
He, with others, thinking the miss-sahib had gone to church, was smoking the hookah of gossip in a neighboring compound.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
The cathedral is the only Spanish parochial church; it cares for two thousand four hundred souls.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
The Indians should have a suitable church of their own, and Serrano recommends that the king provide one for them.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various