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a primary or secondary private school affiliated with a Christian denomination.[1860-65]
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Universalium. 2010.
church school
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church school — church schools N COUNT A church school is a school which has a special relationship with a particular branch of the Christian church, and where there is strong emphasis on worship and the teaching of religion … English dictionary
church school — church .school n a school in Britain that is partly controlled by a church … Dictionary of contemporary English
church school — church ,school noun count a school that is connected with a church and includes religious education in its course of study … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
church school — noun a private religious school run by a church or parish • Syn: ↑parochial school • Hypernyms: ↑religious school • Hyponyms: ↑Catholic school * * * noun 1 … Useful english dictionary
Church school — A church school is a place of education, the precise nature of which varies from one national jurisdiction to another. The State of Alabama defines a church school as follows: [A church school] includes only such schools as offer instruction in… … Wikipedia
church school — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms church school : singular church school plural church schools a school that is connected with a church and gets some of its money from the church … English dictionary
church school — Church supported school providing general education in addition to religious instruction … Black's law dictionary
church school — Church supported school providing general education in addition to religious instruction … Black's law dictionary
church school — noun Date: 1862 1. a school providing a general education but supported by a particular church in contrast to a public school or a nondenominational private school 2. an organization of officers, teachers, and pupils for purposes of moral and… … New Collegiate Dictionary
church school — noun (in the UK) a school founded by or associated with the Church of England. ↘(in the US) a private school supported by a Church … English new terms dictionary
church school — noun (C) a school in Britain that is partly controlled by the church … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
