Definition that contains christian church
- priest a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
- bishop a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
- reverend a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
- altar the table in Christian churches where communion is given
- jerome (Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian Church whose major work was his translation of the Scriptures from Hebrew and Greek into Latin (which became the Vulgate); a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-420)
- cathedral the principal Christian church building of a bishop's diocese
- deacon a cleric ranking just below a priest in Christian churches; one of the Holy Orders
- ambrose (Roman Catholic Church) Roman priest who became bishop of Milan; the first Church Father born and raised in the Christian faith; composer of hymns; imposed orthodoxy on the early Christian church and built up its secular power; a saint and Doctor of the Church (340?-397)
- augustine (Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian church; after a dramatic conversion to Christianity he became bishop of Hippo Regius in North Africa; St. Augustine emphasized man's need for grace (354-430)
- canon a collection of books accepted as holy scripture especially the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired