| 单词 | church society |
| 释义 | > as lemmaschurch society church society n. (a) a community of Christian people; (as a mass noun) the Christian community, or the community of a particular church; (b) a club or association belonging to a church. ΚΠ a1639 J. Stoughton Forme Wholsome Words (1640) iii. 91 There is a community Ecclesiasticall, a Church society and body. 1720 D. Neal Hist. New-Eng. II. App. ii. xii. 650 All that are admitted into the Church as Members, are first to be examined and tried, whether they are fit to be received into Church-Society. 1819 Missionary Reg. Aug. 356/2 The Rev. Edward Cooper..took an able view of the claim of the Society to the character of a Church Society. 1921 Herald of Gospel Liberty 10 Nov. 1077/1 (advt.) Thousands of church societies have raised money for their special purposes in this appropriate manner. 1992 D. Dawson Cities of Gods vi. 284 A long-established Christian ideal of community..conceived Christianity as a church-society, based on the orderly household. < as lemmas |
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