church property
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3.7
- noun
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propiedad de la iglesia
- During the meeting, they discussed the future of church property and potential renovations to the building.
Expeditions move through the land to confiscate church property.
- Expeditions move through the land to confiscate church property.
Examples
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The fence, of stone piers and black iron rails, set off the grounds beautifully, but it went clear around three sides of the church property and made for a lot of hand clipping when Eddie mowed the lawns.
Fiction book (1999) -
Wait, this was church property?
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Since it's on church property we've got as long as we need.
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The scrolls are Church property.
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They're practically on church property.
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This is church property.
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The congregation of St. Andrew Presbyterian Church will vote on a resolution to sell the church property at 1300 Melrose Ave.
Blog text (19) -
The church owns several acres of church property that are used for community events and services.
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After the sale of the church property, the funds were used to support local charities and outreach programs.
Synonyms
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1.4
Something that a person or group owns, for example land and buildings
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2.8
Land with buildings on it that people own, like houses or offices
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Morphology
The meaning 'land, buildings, or assets owned by a church' is directly and compositionally derivable from 'church' (the owner/organization) + 'property' (assets or land). This noun–noun possession/composition pattern is common in English and across languages (e.g. 'school property', 'state property'), so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will understand it.
Etymology
Church property comes from the long habit of churches owning land and buildings for worship and community work. Here church means the religious group or building and property means the things that belong to them, so today church property means 'land, buildings, or assets owned by a church'.