rechurch en · VERB
Etymology
From re- + church.
Meanings
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(transitive) To restore to the membership of a congregation or church.
to rechurch an apostate
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(transitive) To restore churches, or the role of the church, to.
At a time when mainline denominations are engaged in massive closures of small rural churches, independent charismatics are strategically helping to rechurch rural Canada.
2010, Steven M. Studebaker, Pentecostalism and Globalization:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| rechurching | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| rechurches | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| rechurched | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| rechurched | Tense=Past | lexicographic |