megachurch

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See also: mega-church

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Etymology

From mega- +‎ church.

Noun

megachurch (plural megachurches)

  1. A church with an atypically large congregation.
    Coordinate terms: superchurch, megamosque
    • 2013, Kate Bowler, Blessed: A History of the American Prosperity Gospel, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 5:
      Millions of Americans fell in love with the prosperity gospel and its new kind of preacher. Charming though not effusive, polished but not slick, these favored few could as easily have appeared on Piers Morgan Tonight as behind their megachurch Sunday pulpits.

Usage notes

  • The Hartford Institute for Religion Research defines a megachurch as any Protestant Christian church having 2,000 or more people in average weekend attendance.

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