# churches

Pronunciation: say "CHUR-chiz" US /ˈt͡ʃɝt͡ʃɪz/, UK /ˈtʃɜːt͡ʃɪz/

## Noun

1. Plural of church. — plural of church
   - Simple: Plural of church. Use this form when you mean more than one church.
   - _The medieval churches in the valley draw thousands of visitors each year._
   - _Several churches downtown opened their doors to shelter people during the storm._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present indicative of church. — third-person singular simple present indicative of church
   - Simple: Third-person singular present of church. Use it when the subject is he, she, or it.
   - _After the birth of her son, the parish churches the mother in a service of thanksgiving._
   - _Each spring the old chapel churches several women who have recently given birth._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/churches (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).