Christ Church

See also: Christchurch

English

Alternative forms

  • X Church, Xt. Church (obsolete)

Proper noun

Christ Church

  1. (Oxford University) Christ Church, Oxford.
    • 1712 February 2, Thomas Hearne, “A Discourse Concerning the Stunsfield Tessellated Pavement”, in Remarks and Collections, volume III, page 397:
      ... Mr. Urry came to me, and brought a Sketch that one Mr. Foord of Xt. Church had drawn.
  2. A parish in Barbados.
  3. An unincorporated community in Lancaster County, Virginia, United States.

Usage notes

Also the name of many church buildings; see Wikipedia.

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