MOTHER-CHURCH
\mˈʌðət͡ʃˈɜːt͡ʃ], \mˈʌðətʃˈɜːtʃ], \m_ˈʌ_ð_ə_tʃ_ˈɜː_tʃ]\
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n. The church, as a good and wise teacher and guide;- the church of one’s choice or adoption;- a parent church, from which other churches have been organized;- in England, the Episcopal church; among Papists, the Roman Catholic Church – so called by their respective adherents.
