primitive church

primitive church
noun
Usage: often capitalized P&C
: the early Christian church as it existed in its original character and organization for about the first three centuries A.D.

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1. the early Christian church, esp. in reference to its earliest form and organization.
2. this church, esp. as representative of Christianity in its supposedly purest form.
[1520-30]

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