union church

noun

1. a congregation or denomination formed by the combination of two or more churches.

Word History and Origins

Origin of union church¹

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50

Example Sentences

It is not a “union Church”—constituted by the formal unification of diverse sects or denominations.

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The elders of the Union church preceded the vicar and his churchwardens up the aisle.

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The scepticism he was "weaned from" by the Evangelical Union Church could hardly have been of a very robust order.

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The ladies' sewing circle of the Union Church was to meet with Mrs. Day.

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The gasp of amazement that went up from the women of the Herringport Union Church was almost a chorus of anguish.

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