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Church, Benjamin
(Encyclopedia) Church, Benjamin, 1639–1718, New England colonial soldier in King Philip's War, b. Plymouth, Mass. He took a leading part in the Great Swamp Fight (Dec., 1675), W of Kingston, R.I.,…church music
(Encyclopedia) church music. 1 Music intended for performance as part of services of worship. With few exceptions, music is essential to the ritual of every religion; the singing of prayers and…Church Slavonic
(Encyclopedia) Church Slavonic, language belonging to the South Slavic group of the Slavic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages (see Slavic languages). Although it is still the…Eastern Church
(Encyclopedia) Eastern Church: see Orthodox Eastern Church.High Church
(Encyclopedia) High Church: see England, Church of.Anglican Church
(Encyclopedia) Anglican Church: see England, Church of; Anglican Communion.Russian Church
(Encyclopedia) Russian Church: see Orthodox Eastern Church.Salem Church
(Encyclopedia) Salem Church: see Chancellorsville, battle of.Episcopal Church
(Encyclopedia) Episcopal Church, Anglican church of the United States. Its separate existence as an American ecclesiastical body with its own episcopate began in 1789. During the American…Evangelical Church
(Encyclopedia) Evangelical Church: see Evangelical United Brethren Church.