A title commonly given to the Church Catholic, regarded as a divinely instituted and guided institution, speaking with authority, through its…
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| 释义 | society > faith > sect > Christianity > person > [noun] > collective (24) holy churchc897 A title commonly given to the Church Catholic, regarded as a divinely instituted and guided institution, speaking with authority, through its… churcheOE Frequently with capital initial. The whole body of Christians collectively; Christianity. Also called catholic, universal church (see catholic, adj.… brideOE In Christian contexts: a person or thing regarded as symbolically betrothed to God or Christ, esp… The Christian church, esp. as representing the… ChristendomOE The whole body of Christians collectively; Christian people; the church (church, n.1 4a). Christ's churchOE the Christian Church, or a particular denomination of it; = Church of Christ, n. Christianitya1300 The whole body of Christians collectively; the countries (considered collectively) in which the Christian religion is dominant or traditional… motherc1300 A quality, institution, place, etc., that produces, protects, nurtures, or sustains people, ideas, etc. The Christian Church; (hence) any… brotherheadc1384 The community of Christian believers; the spiritual bond between Christians; Christian fellowship; (also) the communion of Christians with Christ; =… Peter's bargea1393 = Peter's boat n. Church of Christc1400 With the. The Christian Church. faithfulc1400 With the. Those who follow or believe in a particular faith (originally and esp. Christianity), considered collectively; esp. the orthodox or most… body of Christ?1495 The Church regarded as a unified entity of many members, of which Christ is the head. congregation1526 Used by Tyndale to translate ἐκκλησία in the New Testament, and much used by the English Reformers of… in sense of the whole body of the faithful… husbandry1526 figurative. Christian people, humankind, etc., regarded as the domain of God's ministry. Peter's ship1571 = Peter's boat n. mother church1574 The church (i.e. organized body of Christians) of which another church or denomination is an offshoot; (also) the oldest or original church from… St. Peter's ship1678 In the genitive. the Christian (esp. Roman Catholic) Church. Peter's bark1857 = Peter's boat n. Peter's boat1893 the Christian (esp. Roman Catholic) Church; = St. Peter's ship n. at St. Peter, n. d. priest1897 spec. A person deputed to offer sacrifice; a minister of the altar. Cf. mass-priest, n. In extended use, applied to all Christian believers, and to… Subcategories:— part of (3) — undeceivableness or infallibility of (1) |
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