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primitive church
noun
- the early Christian church, especially in reference to its earliest form and organization.
- this church, especially as representative of Christianity in its supposedly purest form.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of primitive church1
First recorded in 1520–30
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Example Sentences
The primitive church, indeed, treasured up these memories of moral heroism as her most precious legacy to after times.
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Prominent among these is the Catacomb of St. Priscilla, one of the noblest monuments of the primitive church.
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He pushed his conformity to what he considered the usages of the Primitive Church to the verge of eccentricity.
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The tact which guided the primitive Church in all this was admirable.
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It was usual in the primitive church to place crowns of flowers on the heads of deceased virgins.
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