| 释义 |
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024church /tʃɜrtʃ/USA pronunciation n. - Religion[countable] a building for public Christian worship.
- Religion a religious service in such a building:[uncountable]late for church again.
- Religion[sometimes: Church]
- [the + ~* countable;
usually singular] the whole body of Christian believers;
Christendom:The Church faces a crisis in leadership. - Religion[countable] any major division of this body;
a Christian denomination:Several churches took positions against the amendment. - [uncountable] the clergy or church officials who have authority in decisions:What is the church's position on this issue?
- Religion organized religion as distinguished from the state:[uncountable]the separation of church and state.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024church (chûrch),USA pronunciation n. - Religiona building for public Christian worship.
- Religionpublic worship of God or a religious service in such a building:to attend church regularly.
- Religion(sometimes cap.) the whole body of Christian believers;
Christendom. - Religion(sometimes cap.) any division of this body professing the same creed and acknowledging the same ecclesiastical authority;
a Christian denomination:the Methodist Church. - Religionthat part of the whole Christian body, or of a particular denomination, belonging to the same city, country, nation, etc.
- Religiona body of Christians worshipping in a particular building or constituting one congregation:She is a member of this church.
- Religionecclesiastical organization, power, and affairs, as distinguished from the state:separation of church and state; The missionary went wherever the church sent him.
- Religionthe clergy and religious officials of a Christian denomination.
- Religionthe Christian faith:a return of intellectuals to the church.
- Religion(cap.) the Christian Church before the Reformation.
- Religion(cap.) the Roman Catholic Church.
- Religionthe clerical profession or calling:After much study and contemplation, he was prepared to enter the church.
- Religiona place of public worship of a non-Christian religion.
- Religionany non-Christian religious society, organization, or congregation:the Jewish church.
v.t. - Religionto conduct or bring to church, esp. for special services.
- Dialect Terms, Religion[South Midland and Southern U.S.]to subject to church discipline.
- Religionto perform a church service of thanksgiving for (a woman after childbirth).
- bef. 900; Middle English chir(i)che, Old English cir(i)ce Greek kȳri(a)kón (dôma) the Lord's (house), neuter of kȳriakós of the master, equivalent. to ký̄ri(os) master (kŷr(os) power + -ios noun, nominal suffix) + -akos, variant of -ikos -ic; akin to Dutch kerk, German Kirche, Old Norse kirkja. See kirk
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: church /tʃɜːtʃ/ n - a building designed for public forms of worship, esp Christian worship
- an occasion of public worship
- the clergy as distinguished from the laity
- (usually capital) institutionalized forms of religion as a political or social force: conflict between Church and State
- (usually capital) the collective body of all Christians
- (often capital) a particular Christian denomination or group of Christian believers
- (often capital) the Christian religion
- (in Britain) the practices or doctrines of the Church of England and similar denominations
Compare chapelRelated adjective(s): ecclesiastical
vb (transitive)- to bring (someone, esp a woman after childbirth) to church for special ceremonies
- US to impose church discipline upon
Etymology: Old English cirice, from Late Greek kurikon, from Greek kuriakon (dōma) the Lord's (house), from kuriakos of the master, from kurios master, from kuros power Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Church /tʃɜːtʃ/ n - Charlotte. born 1986, Welsh soprano, who made her name with the album Voice of an Angel (1998) when she was 12
|