Christian church
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2.7
- noun
- /ˈkrɪs.tʃən tʃɜːrtʃ/
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iglesia cristiana
- Sacred groves and natural shrines were desecrated, and Christian churches were put in their place.
- Christian churches in America
- Christian church history
But in their mind, you know, that's but in the same vein, that's what that's what the Christian Church did to Jesus.
- But in their mind, you know, that's but in the same vein, that's what that's what the Christian Church did to Jesus.
- The Orthodox Christian Church believes at the time of baptism you are assigned a guardian Angel.
- And the way you do that in the Western Christian Church is to go to Rome and, you know, to petition and say, hey, we got something cool going on here.
Examples
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Perhaps the deepest apologies of all are due from the Christian churches to women as a whole.
Academic text (1990) -
Across Eastern Europe, the response of the Christian churches to Marxist governments unfriendly to religion was not uniform.
Academic text (1991) -
And, and I think it continued to be a Christian Church for another thousand years or so.
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The same things happen with Christian churches in the US all the time.
Blog text (18) -
As for the various Christian churches, he also presents a vision that is little changed from the current state.
Academic text (2018) -
The percentage of people who attend a Christian church each weekend is far below what pollsters report.
Blog text (8) -
In much of church history, Christian churches have used a series of biblical readings in worship.
Academic text (2014) -
In these writings, the Christian church claimed to be the true heir of the election of the People of God.
Academic text (2014) -
If they are Christians, he counsels them to remain quietly and peaceably in the several Christian churches they are bred in.
Academic text (2018) -
For many people, attending a local Christian church is a vital part of their community life.
Synonyms
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1.0
A group of Christians with the same beliefs and way of worship
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3.7
People who meet regularly in a church to worship
42
5.5
A branch of a religion with its own leaders and beliefs
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: the adjective 'Christian' specifies the type of 'church', so the overall sense (a church associated with Christianity) follows from the constituent words. This adjective+noun pattern is cross-linguistically common and predictable, so a B1 learner who knows the words will understand the MWE.
Etymology
Christian church comes from an old idea that the word church meant a 'house for the Lord' where early followers of Jesus met to pray. Since people met in that place, Christian church came to mean both the 'place of worship' and the 'group' of Christians who share the same beliefs.