church school
noun
a primary or secondary private school affiliated with a Christian denomination.
Origin of church school
1First recorded in 1860–65
Words Nearby church school
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How to use church school in a sentence
It originated in the idea of rewarding, after a religious fashion, the most deserving choir-boy or scholar of the church-school.
Curious Church Customs | VariousMany people feel that the purpose of the church school is to transmit the content of the Christian faith.
Herein is Love | Reuel L. HoweSome of his educational responsibility is delegated to the organization known as the church school.
Herein is Love | Reuel L. HoweThey have everything any church school has, and probably more than most church schools, for what I want.
John Wesley, Jr. | Dan B. BrummittParents were suspicious of a non-sectarian school, the idea of which was so contrary to that of the traditional church-school.
History of Education | Levi Seeley
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