dischurch

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verb

To deprive of status as a church, or of membership in a church.

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Meanings

verbdischurch (third-person singular simple present dischurches, present participle dischurching, simple past and past participle dischurched)

present singular third person dischurches · participle present dischurching · participle past dischurched · past dischurched

  1. transitiveTo deprive of status as a church, or of membership in a church.

    1600s (exact date of publication unknown) Bishop Joseph Hall, Resolutions for Religion These are enough to deform any church; not enough to dischurch it.

Origin

From dis- + church.

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APA

dischurch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dischurch

MLA

“dischurch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dischurch. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dischurch,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dischurch.

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