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Etymology
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Noun

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Usage notes

 * Mainly used of ancestral places of worship, or places of worship in Abrahamic religions. Buddhist places are . Other places dedicated to pagan/local deities, such as Shinto shrines or the Parthenon, or to accomplished men in the past, are variously called, , , and , not all with consistent usages. Small places of worship, usually built by the sidewalks, can be called.
 * For "church" in the "denomination" sense, use either or.