Synonyms and antonyms of Christian churches and religious groups and their members in American Thesaurus

acolyte (noun)

someone who helps a priest during a religious ceremony

Amish (noun)

a religious group in the U.S. that live in a traditional way, mainly by farming, and refuse to use modern technology

Anglican (noun)

a Christian who is a member of the Church of England

Baptist (noun)

a member of a Protestant religious group that believes that people should make their own decision to be baptized

beadle (noun)

someone in the past whose job was to help a priest of the Church of England, especially by keeping order in the church

Benedictine (noun)

a monk or a nun who is a member of a Christian religious group started by St. Benedict.

benefice (noun)

the position in the Christian Church of a priest of a parish to which payment and property is connected

Bible thumper (noun)

Americanimpolite an insulting word for a Christian who has strong beliefs in what the Bible says and who teaches or talks about it in a strict way

Calvinism (noun)

a type of Protestant Christianity based on the ideas of John Calvin. Someone who believes these ideas is a Calvinist. Calvinists are often considered to have very strict moral opinions.

Christendom (noun)

literary all the Christian countries or all the Christian people in the world

Christian (noun)

someone whose religion is Christianity

Christianity (noun)

the religion based on the teachings of Jesus Christ. Its followers worship in a church.

Christian Science (noun)

a religion started by Mary Baker Eddy in 1879 whose members think that illness should be cured through religious belief

church (noun)

all the people who go to a particular church

church (noun)

a group of Christian churches with its own particular beliefs and structures

church (noun)

the Christian religion as a political or official organization, and the people who work for it

churchgoer (noun)

someone who goes to church regularly

the Church of England ()

the official Christian Church in England that has the king or queen as its leader

C of E (abbreviation)

Church of England

communicant (noun)

formal someone who receives communion in a Christian church ceremony

communion (noun)

a group of people or churches with the same religious beliefs

the Episcopal Church (noun)

a Protestant Church that developed from the Anglican Church

Episcopalian (noun)

a member of the Episcopal Church or of another church that developed from the Anglican Church

evangelist (noun)

a member of an evangelical church

evangelist (noun)

someone who travels around trying to persuade people to become Christians

flock (noun)

literary the group of people who go to a particular church

friar (noun)

a man who is a member of a particular group in the Christian religion. In the past, friars traveled around teaching people about God.

fundamentalist (noun)

a Christian who believes that the exact meaning of every word in the Bible is the true meaning

the God squad (noun)

informal Christians, especially ones who often talk about their religious beliefs. This word is used especially by people who are not religious and dislike people talking about religion.

High Church (noun)

the part of the Anglican Church that emphasizes tradition and church authority

Jacobite (noun)

a member of an ancient Christian group in Syria

Jehovah’s Witness (noun)

a member of a Christian religious group started in the U.S. in 1872. Jehovah’s Witnesses believe it is their duty to go to people’s homes and prepare them for the time when our world will end and Jesus Christ will come to Earth for a second time.

the Kirk (noun)

Scottish the Church of Scotland

laity (noun)

formal people who are members of a church but who are not priests

Latter-day Saints (noun)

members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a Christian religious group established in the U.S. in 1830

layman (noun)

someone who is a member of a Christian church but not officially employed by it as a priest, minister, etc.

lay reader (noun)

a member of some Christian churches who is not a priest but who is allowed to be in charge of some religious services or some parts of them

laywoman (noun)

a woman who is a member of a Christian church but not officially employed by it as a priest, minister, etc.

lector (noun)

someone who reads lessons in a religious service

Low Church (noun)

churches in the Church of England whose members think that personal religious beliefs are more important than ceremonies and priests. Churches in which there are a lot of complicated ceremonies are called High Church.

Lutheran (noun)

a member of a Christian religious group formed in Germany in the 16th century and still active in parts of the world

Methodist (noun)

a member of a Protestant Christian church that was formed by John Wesley in the 18th century

Moonie (noun)

informal a member of the Unification Church. Some members of the church may consider this word offensive.

Mormon (noun)

a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, formed in the U.S. by Joseph Smith in 1830

Orthodox Church (noun)

a Christian church most of whose members live in eastern Europe and parts of Asia and Africa

parishioner (noun)

someone who lives in a particular parish and regularly goes to church

Pentecostalist (noun)

a member of a Christian church that emphasizes the power of the Holy Spirit

Pilgrim (noun)

one of the people who left England and went to live in what is now the U.S. in the early 17th century

Presbyterian (noun)

a member of a Christian church that follows the basic ideas of John Calvin

Protestant (noun)

a member of a group of Christian churches that separated from the Roman Catholic Church in the 16th century

puritan (noun)

showing disapproval someone who has strict moral or religious principles, and does not approve of pleasure, for example in sexual activity, entertainment, or eating and drinking

Puritan (noun)

a member of a strict English religious group of the 16th and 17th centuries who wanted worship to be more simple. Many Puritans moved to America in the 17th century.

puritanism (noun)

behavior that follows puritan principles

Puritanism (noun)

the beliefs of the Puritans

Quaker (noun)

a member of a Christian religious group called the Society of Friends, whose members avoid violence and hold simple religious services with no priests

reader (noun)

a lay reader in a Christian church

revivalism (noun)

a religious movement encouraging people to be interested in Christianity

Roman Catholic (noun)

a member of the part of the Christian Church that has the pope as its leader

the Salvation Army ()

an international organization that teaches Christianity and helps people with problems. It is organized like an army and is famous for its bands, which play in public.

server (noun)

someone who helps a Christian priest to perform a religious ceremony

Seventh Day Adventist (noun)

a member of a Christian religious group whose members believe that Jesus Christ will come into the world again soon

the Shakers (noun)

a U.S. Christian religious group known for living simply in farming communities and for making wooden furniture

synod (noun)

an official group of church members who meet to discuss and make decisions about church issues

synod (noun)

a meeting of a synod

televangelist (noun)

someone who talks about religion on television in order to persuade people to become Christians and to give money to their organization

Trappist (noun)

a member of a Christian community of men who have promised never to speak as a way of showing their strong religious beliefs

the Unification Church ()

a Christian church begun in Korea in 1954 by Sun Myung Moon

Unitarian (noun)

a member of the Unitarian Universalist Church

Unitarian (noun)

a Christian who does not believe in the Trinity

witness (noun)

someone who speaks about their strong Christian beliefs