Also (esp. when prefixed by the name of a particular denomination) with capital initial. A particular Christian body, community, or denomination…
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| 释义 | society > faith > aspects of faith > religion > a religion or church > [noun] (84) churcheOE Also (esp. when prefixed by the name of a particular denomination) with capital initial. A particular Christian body, community, or denomination… kirkc1175 = church, n.1 I. Chiefly northern. (See etymological note.) Now rare. spousea1200 figurative. The Church, or a person (esp. a member of a female religious order) or soul, regarded as being symbolically married to God or Christ. lawa1225 A religious system; the Christian, Jewish, Muslim, or Pagan religion. by my law: by my faith; also to swear one's law. Cf. lay, n.3 lorea1225 A form of doctrine, a creed, religion. Obsolete. religionc1325 A particular system of faith and worship. faithc1384 A system of religious belief. Frequently with modifying word, as Christian, Jewish, Muslim, etc. sectc1386 A religious following; adherence to a particular religious teacher or faith. Applied to any of the main religions of the world, as Christianity… seta1387 A religious body, sect. Obsolete. leara1400 Instruction, learning; in early use †a piece of instruction, a lesson; †also, a doctrine, religion. hirselc1480 figurative. A spiritual flock, a church. professiona1513 The declaration of belief in and obedience to religion, or of acceptance of and conformity to the faith and principles of any religious… congregation1526 Used by Tyndale to translate ἐκκλησία in the New Testament, and much used by the English Reformers of… in sense of a particular local assembly or… communion1553 A body of people united by common religious faith and rites; a church or denomination; an organized body professing one faith. schism1555 Ecclesiastical. A sect or body formed by division within the Church; a body which, either in Christendom generally or in some portion of it… segregation1563 concrete. Something segregated; in early use, †a schismatic body. sex1583 = sect, n.1 (in various senses). hortus conclususa1631 An enclosed, inviolate garden; in spiritual and exegetical tradition, the symbol of the soul, the Church, or the virginity of Mary. Frequently trans… confessiona1641 The religious body or church united by one Confession of Faith; a communion. dispensation1643 Theology. A religious order or system, conceived as divinely instituted, or as a stage in a progressive revelation, expressly adapted to the… sectary1651 A sect. Obsolete. rare. churchship1675 A particular Christian community or body. Obsolete. rare. cult1679 A particular form or system of religious worship or veneration, esp. as expressed in ceremony or ritual directed towards a specified figure or… persuasion1732 A group of people holding a particular religious belief; a sect, a denomination. denomination1746–7 A collection of individuals classed together under the same name; now almost always spec. a religious sect or body having a common faith and… connection1753 Used by Wesley of those associated or connected with him in religious work and aims; thence it gradually became with the Wesleyans equivalent to… covenant1818 Hence covenant is sometimes used = Dispensation. sectarism1821 A variety of ‘sectarism’; a sectarian body. organized religion1843 any structured system of faith or worship, esp. one followed by a large number of people, as Christianity, Islam, etc.; such religions collectively. Subcategories:— specific (1) — original (3) — small (3) — condition (5) — status (3) — usage of (1) — letters of commendation (3) — matters concerning (3) — membership in (20) — union of (1) — subjection to (1) — proclamation of (1) — multiplicity of (1) — universal recognition of (1) — excessive devotion to (5) — convulsion of (1) — science of (2) |
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