church school
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of church school
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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Others want to keep the uniform "because of our status as a church school and to respect the church when we visit," she added.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2025
When Cecilia was 12, they moved to London, and Cecilia was enrolled in a church school.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 22, 2023
She has two young children in the church school and said she is determined that the church not only teach them Christian values but model them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2020
In nearby Alexandria, La., about 200 miles northwest of New Orleans, children in a church school were moved to the church before the tornado ripped off the school’s roof, Cpl.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 16, 2019
I continued at the church school, despite Aunt Addie’s never calling upon me to recite or go to the blackboard.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
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