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Meanings of mother church in English

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The Christian Church in its role of nourishing and protecting the believer.

Usage of mother church in English
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And think of converting those heathen to our blessed mother church!
Ten Great Events in History
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The fact that St Mary's is the mother church would seen to confirm this.
England of My Heart : Spring
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The men of the Renaissance continued to be the obedient sons of the mother church.
The Story of Mankind
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It was a holy war for the protection of holy (Orthodox) mother church.
Terrorists and Freedom Fighters
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In tender language of the people it was the mother church-"Matrice.
A Golden Book of Venice
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There, in Rome, I would, if anywhere, find my way back to the mother church.
The Bride of Dreams
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But never has it claimed this level of authority over the mother church in Canterbury.
The Guardian
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You are of mother church, Signore, being of Italy?
The Headsman; Or, The Abbaye des Vignerons
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Even mother church has watered down her mainstream teachings.
Speaking in Bones
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The Walker Street building was bought by Daniel Birdsall who resold it to the mother church.
The Lutherans of New York / Their Story and Their Problems
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Many of you do not only despise your mother tongue, but with it your mother church.
American Lutheranism, Volume 1 / Early History of American Luthe...
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If I have failed them, from this mother church of the archdiocese I ask their pardon.
The Irish Times
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They will learn reverence for the mother church.
Hood
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So much for the motherliness of mother church.
The Guardian
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Wyke is the mother church of Weymouth and is a fine Perpendicular structure in a magnificent position.
Wanderings in Wessex / An Exploration of the Southern Realm from...
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In any case the mother church of Southampton was St Mary's, outside the walls of the town.
England of My Heart : Spring