free church

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noun

1
: a church whose sittings are for all and without charge
2
or Free Church : a church not established or under state control:
a
Free Church in Scotland : the church organized by those who left the Church of Scotland in 1843 to be free from state control in spiritual matters

called also Free Kirk

b
Free Church in England : a nonconformist church

free-church

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adjective

: of or relating to a church that is not an established church
the American free-church system
free-churchly adverb

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free church

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