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rechurch
rechurch
English
Verb
rechurch (third-person singular simple present rechurches, present participle rechurching, simple past and past participle rechurched)
- (transitive) To restore to the membership of a congregation or church.
- to rechurch an apostate
- (transitive) To restore churches, or the role of the church, to.
- 2010, Steven M. Studebaker, Pentecostalism and Globalization
- 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