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Russian
·noun A native or inhabitant of Russia; the language of Russia.
II. Russian ·adj Of or pertaining t...
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Church
·noun A Jewish or heathen temple.
II. Church ·noun The collective body of Christians.
III. Church ...
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Church
Derived probably from the Greek kuriakon (i.e., "the Lord's house"), which was used by ancient autho...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Church
This word was employed in early times to denote (1) A Christian community organised as a self-govern...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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church
Mr. Pickering has the following remarks on this word: "A church, as a body of persons, is distinguis...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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church
The part of the ship arranged on Sunday for divine service.
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Church
The derivation of the word is generally said to be from the Greek kuriakon (kuriakon) "belonging to ...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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russian coffee-house
The Brown Bear in Bow-street, Covent Garden, a house of call for thief-takers and runners of the Bow...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Broad Church
·- A portion of the Church of England, consisting of persons who claim to hold a position, in respec...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Church modes
·- The modes or scales used in ancient church music. ·see <<Gregorian>>.
...
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Church-ale
·noun A church or parish festival (as in commemoration of the dedication of a church), at which much...
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Church-bench
·noun A seat in the porch of a church.
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Church-haw
·noun <<Churchyard>>.
...
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Coptic Church
·add. ·- The native church of Egypt or church of Alexandria, which in general organization and doctr...
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Eastern Church
·add. ·- That portion of the Christian church which prevails in the countries once comprised in the ...
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High-church
·adj Of or pertaining to, or favoring, the party called the High Church, or their doctrines or polic...
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Low-church
·adj Not placing a high estimate on ecclesiastical organizations or forms;
— applied especially to ...
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Barking Church
See All Hallows Barking.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Church Alley
1) See St. Dunstan's Alley.
2) West out of Basinghall Street at No. 70, leading to Three Nun Court ...
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Church Court
1) North out of Lothbury, at No. 7, opposite the Bank, on the east side of St. Margaret's Church (P....
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Church Entry
North out of Playhouse Yard to Carter Lane at No. 75, in Farringdon Ward Within (P.O. Directory).
F...
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Church Hill
East out of St. Andrews Hill by the Church to Knightrider Street. In Castle Baynard Ward (Elmes, 183...
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Church Lane
1) South out of Upper Thames Street to the river at Three Cranes Wharf. In Vintry Ward, opposite the...
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Church Passage
1) North out of Gresham Street at No. 79, at the west end of St. Lawrence Church, and extending to t...
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Church Place
West out of Garlick Hill, opposite St. James' Church in Vintry Ward.
Former names : O.S. 1875-Bacon...
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Church Rents
North out of Fore Street, in Cripplegate Ward Without (O. and M. 1677).
The site is occupied now by...
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Church Row
1) South out of Fenchurch Street, west of the church of St. Katherine Coleman to Fenchurch Street St...
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French Church
1) On the north side of Threadneedle Street, in Broad Street Ward (Leake, 1666-Elmes, 1831).
It occ...
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Lutheran Church
On the north side of Trinity Lane at the north-east corner of Little Trinity Lane (O. and M. 1677 an...
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Paternoster Church
See St. Michael, Paternoster Royal.
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Temple Church
On the south-east side of Inner Temple Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (P.O. Directory).
The old C...
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(Holy) Trinity Church
At the south-east corner of Great New Street, in Farringdon Ward Without (O.S.1880).
Erected in 182...
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Wallbrook Church
See St. Stephen Walbrook.
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Whitechapel Church
See St. Mary Matfellon.
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church warden
A Sussex name fora shag, or cormorant, probably from its voracity.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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church work
Said of any work that advances slowly.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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church-clerk
the parish clerk. Essex.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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church-litten
the church-yard. Suss, and N.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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church-warden
A name given on the coast of Sussex to the shag or cormorant. Why, deponent sayeth not.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Church, Richard William
(1815-1890)
Divine, historian, and biographer, was b. at Lisbon, and ed. at Oxf., where he became a...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Barking Church Yard
North out of Great Tower Street, east of All Hallows Barking Church. In Tower Ward (P.O. Directory)....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bethlehem Church Yard
See Bethlem Burying Ground.
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Christ Church Hospital
See Christ's Hospital.
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Christ Church Lane
Mentioned in Charter 14 Ed. II. (Strype, ed. 1720, ii. 14).
Not identified.
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Christ Church Passage
North out of Newgate Street, on the west side of the Church (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Wit...
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Christ Church Streate
Messuages in the street called "Christ Churchstreate" in parish of St. Katherine Christchurch within...
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Church Alley, Blackfriars
See Church Hill.
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Church Court, Walbrook
See Church Row.
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Church Lane, Blackfriars
See Church Entry.
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Church Lane, Dowgate
See All Hallows Lane.
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Church Passage, Minories
See Church Street, Minories.
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Church Street, Minories
East out of the Minories, leading to Holy Trinity, Minories Church (P.O. Directory).
Former names :...
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Cree Church Lane
North out of Leadenhall Street at No. 86, west of St. Katherine Creechurch (P.O. Directory). In Aldg...
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Dutch Church Almshouses
In Middle Moorfields. Erected by the Dutch Congregation of the Austin Friars early in 1700 (Strype, ...
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Dutch Church, Austinfriars
On the east side of Austinfriars, at No. 6 (P.O. Directory).
The western end of the Priory Church o...
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Flemings' Church Yard
A street east out of Little Tower Hill to St. Katherine's Lane (Burn, 1649-72, p. 87, to Lockie, 181...
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Little Church Street
See Church Street, Minories.
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New Church Hawe
The Churchyard of the Holy Trinity near Eastsmithfield seems to have been so called in the 14th cent...
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Staining Lane Church
See St. Mary Staining.
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Trinity Church Passage
East out of Fetter Lane, at No.15, to Great New Street and Holy Trinity Church (P.O. Directory).
Fi...
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mock the church
not to marry after the banns have been published. Norf. and Suff.
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(St.) Andrew Next Christ's Church
A messuage in this parish called " the Crane " and afterwards " the Greyhound." 1 Eliz. (Lond. I. p....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Christ Church Priory, Aldgate
See Holy Trinity, Priory of.
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Christ Church, Newgate Street
On the north side of Newgate Street at No. 94, in Farringdon Ward Within (P.O. Directory). The paris...
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Church Alley, Clements Lane
See Church Court.
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Church Alley, Fenchurch Street
See Tabernacle Alley.
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Church Alley, Ironmonger Lane
See Church Court.
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Church Court, Fenchurch Street
See Church Row.
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Church Passage, Basinghall Street
See Church Alley.
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Jews' Synagogue, Church Row
See Hambro' Synagogue.
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(St.) Michael by Christ Church
See St. Michael Aldgate.
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Stable Yard, Church Lane
See Bull Yard.
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Staple Hall, Barking Church
Tenement in parish of Berkyngecherch called "Ia.
Stapeledehalle," 1330-I (Ct. H. Wills, I. 363). No...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Wood Yard, Church Lane
At the north-east end of Church Lane. In Portsoken Ward (Strype, ed. 1720-Lond. Guide, 1753).
Seems...
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Church Alley, All Hallows Staining
See Star Alley.
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Church Alley, St. Mary Hill
See Church Passage.
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Church Court, Duke Street, Aldgate
See Church Passage.
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Church Lane, Aldgate High Street
See Church Row.
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Church Row, Aldgate High Street
North out of Aldgate High Street, on the north and east sides of St. Botolph's Church and churchyard...
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Church Side Alley, Fetter Lane
See Churchyard Alley.
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Hospital for Lunatics, Barking Church
Hospital founded in parish of Barking church, 44 Ed. III., for poor priests and others sick of the p...
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New Church Haw, without Alderugate
A plot of land purchased by Sir Walter Manny in 1349 to be a burial place outside the City walls for...
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Church Hill Alley, St. Andrew's Hill
See Church Hill.
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Church Rents, St. Mary at Hill
In the records of the parish of St. Mary at Hill (E.E.T. Soc.) there are numerous references to the ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Green Church Yard, St. Katherine's Precinct
See St. Katherine's Churchyard, East Smithfield.
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Parish church in the Tower for the inhabitants there, in Tower ward (S. 492).
First mention: Founded probably Temp. H. I. Mentioned in reign of K. John, 1210 (Bell, p. 1 ; Clark,...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.