Definition of church-ale:
(n) :
(countable, Christianity) A Christian house of worship; a building where Christian religious services take place.
(n) :
Christians collectively seen as a single spiritual community; Christianity; Christendom.
(n) :
(countable) A local group of people who follow the same Christian religious beliefs, local or general.
(n) :
(uncountable, countable, as bare noun) Christian worship held at a church; service.
(n) :
(uncountable) Organized religion in general or a specific religion considered as a political institution.
(n) :
(informal) Any religious group or place of worship; a temple.