union church
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of union church
An Americanism dating back to 1840–50
Example Sentences
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The union church would have 2,600,000 communicants and as many more adherents, principally north of the Mason and Dixon line.
From Time Magazine Archive
Whatever national loyalty a man feels is indirect, the product of satisfaction with his job, family, friends, union, church, country.
From Time Magazine Archive
At Savannah he preached in the union church of the Reformed Pastor Zuebli, and in the Lutheran church at Savannah he enjoyed the sermon of a Methodist pastor.
From American Lutheranism Volume 1: Early History of American Lutheranism and The Tennessee Synod by Bente, F. (Friedrich)
The "union" church without denominational affiliations should not be confused with the "community" church with denominational connection.
From Church Cooperation in Community Life by Vogt, Paul L. (Paul Leroy)
He must act as the father of a family, an operative in a factory, a voter of Boston, 61 an American citizen, a member of an engine company, union, church, or business firm.
From The Teacher Essays and Addresses on Education by Palmer, Alice Freeman
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