church
∞
1.0
- noun
- /tʃɜrʧ/
:
iglesia
- Every Sunday, the community gathers at the church for a morning service.
- a church building
- a parish church
- an old church
They raped my daughter, They burned my church, They beat up my priest.
- They raped my daughter, They burned my church, They beat up my priest.
- She believes that the church was built on the rock Peter.
- They are forbidden to build new churches right now.
- And on your left you have the Church of Saint Mary.
- Sometimes it's inside of cathedrals and churches worshipping that way.
- Do you guys think you guys could like pick me up from church Tuesday night?
- He got them to come to the church, to an event at the church.
- And so they met at a church in Trenton.
- You know, I'm playing at the same churches, so I'm not hard to find.
- A show at a church and it was at Saint John.
- I almost said bull in church right here.
- They put me in care in Orme church and I went back to school.
Examples
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I'm just chilling, going to church and I'm rested.
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Understandably, the structure of a rural church may differ decidedly from that of a megachurch.
Academic text (2008) -
Do you guys think you guys could like pick me up from church Tuesday night?
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On my way to church, believe it or not.
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We're on our way to church.
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We're due at the church hall at 8:00.
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His former home, which is adjacent to the church, is now part of University College.
Academic text (1999) -
Today I'm at a church in Belsize Park.
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Even if someone doesn't go to church, their grandpa does.
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I'm in a church.
Synonyms
150
3.8
The main Christian church in an area where a bishop has their seat
114
2.8
A small room for Christian worship often in a school or hospital
14
2.9
A place where people meet to pray or have religious services
11
2.9
A building where people gather for prayer or religious services
9
3.1
A building where people gather to pray, like a church
5
5.0
A very large church that has thousands of people and many services
4
1.0
A building where Christians meet to worship
1
8.1
A large important church that is often part of a monastery and later becomes a cathedral
1
3.8
A building where people meet to pray together
A small building where people gather to worship, often used by Quakers
Idioms
- Informal
To enter a church reluctantly because you feel ashamed or guilty
Compounds
40
2.8
A Protestant church where people who choose to join are often fully washed under water as a sign of faith
16
3.7
A Christian church led by the Pope in the Vatican that has its own teachings and services
13
3.5
A group of Christian churches that follow old Byzantine worship and traditions
13
3.2
A Christian group that follows John Wesley's teaching and cares about personal faith and social justice
11
3.5
A Christian church founded in 1830 by Joseph Smith and based in Salt Lake City, Utah
11
3.7
The national Christian church in England led by the Archbishop of Canterbury with the British monarch as its head
11
5.1
An American church that follows the Anglican tradition and is connected to the Church of England
4
7.9
A religious group that teaches people to improve their spirit and overcome past problems
4
4.1
A Christian church that began in England with the British king or queen as its head
4
2.7
Churches that split from the Catholic Church and follow Christian teachings different from Catholic ones
3
4.7
A Protestant Christian group in the United States formed in 1957 when two church groups joined
3
3.0
A Protestant group that uses the Bible as the only guide and baptizes by putting people fully into water
- Formal
3
9.9
A Christian writer from the early centuries whose writings help shape church teaching
2
4.8
A Protestant Christian group where each local church makes its own decisions
2
4.1
A large Eastern Christian church in Russia led by a church leader called the Patriarch
1
4.1
The main Christian church in Greece that follows the Eastern Orthodox tradition
A Christian church started in 1830 by Joseph Smith, based in Salt Lake City
- Formal
1
9.6
A saint in the Roman Catholic Church honored for important religious teaching and writing
1
3.6
A calendar showing Christian holy days, festivals, and fasting times throughout the year
1
5.1
A yearly cycle of seasons and special days that Christians observe, like Christmas and Easter
1
4.6
Christian churches that came from the Byzantine tradition, for example the Eastern Orthodox Church
1
3.7
A group of Christian churches that follow Eastern ways of worship and do not accept the Pope's authority
- Formal
1
9.9
A leading early Christian writer whose teachings helped form church beliefs
1
9.2
A religious group from South Korea started by Sun Myung Moon that mixes Christian ideas and holds large group weddings
The Christian church in the Eastern Roman Empire with old worship services and traditions
- UK
A decorative, often large hat that some women, especially Black women, wear to church on Sundays
- Specialized
A pattern of musical notes used in old church music that gives a melody its own sound
A Christian religious group that believes prayer can heal people and follows the writings of Mary Baker Eddy
A Christian church in Ireland that was once part of the Church of England but now runs itself
A Protestant Christian group that opposes military service, refuses to take legal oaths and baptizes by three full immersions
- Literature
A literary Slavic language that Orthodox churches use for worship and Bible translation
- Literature
A Slavic language used in Orthodox church services, based on Old Church Slavonic from the 9th century
A Christian group in the United States formed when the Congregational Church and the Christian Church joined
A Christian church in Scotland that is part of the worldwide Anglican Communion
A Christian church in Armenia that began around year 300 and keeps old traditions
A former Protestant group that joined the Methodist Church to form the United Methodist Church in 1968
A Protestant Christian church formed in 1934 when two American churches joined
A small religious group with unusual beliefs and practices outside larger churches
A branch of the Anglican Church that follows many Catholic-style rituals and ceremonies
A group in the Anglican Church that uses formal, Catholic-style services and rituals
A Christian church in the Middle East that taught Jesus had two separate natures
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Church comes from an old Greek word kyriakon meaning 'belonging to the Lord', so it originally meant the 'Lord's house' where people go to worship.