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IELTS BNC: 393 COCA: 648

church

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Related topics: Christianity
church /tʃɜːtʃ $ tʃɜːrtʃ/ ●●● S1 W1 noun
1  [countableC]RRC a building where Christians go to worship 教堂，禮拜堂 → cathedral
a short church service
簡短的教堂禮拜儀式
church bells
教堂的鐘
2  [uncountableU]RRC the religious ceremonies in a church 〔教堂的〕禮拜儀式
Mrs Dobson invited us to dinner after church.
多布森太太邀請我們做完禮拜後吃飯。
My parents go to church every Sunday.
我父母每個星期天都去做禮拜。
at church
We didn’t see you at church this morning.
今天早上我們沒看到你來做禮拜。
3  [countableC] (also Church) one of the separate groups within the Christian religion 〔基督教的〕教派
the Catholic Church
天主教
4  [singular, uncountableU]RRCRELIGION the institution of the Christian religion, and all the priests and other ministers who are part of it 〔基督教〕教會
the church’s attitude towards marriage
教會對待婚姻的態度
separation of church and state
政教分離
n COLLOCATIONS
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + church
the local church (=the one in a particular area, or near where you live)
The local church dates from the 12th century.
a parish church British EnglishBrE (=the main Christian church in a particular area)
This is the parish church for three villages near here.
a country/town church
an attractive country church surrounded by trees
a (Roman) Catholic church
I followed the crowds to the Roman Catholic church for Mass.
verbs
go to church (also attend church formal) (=go to a regular religious ceremony in a church)
Do you go to church?
marry/get married in a church
I’d like to get married in a church.
church + NOUN
a church service (=a religious ceremony in a church)
There’s a church service at 10:30 every Sunday morning.
a church hall (=a large room in a church)
The dance was held in the church hall.
church music
church music for small choirs
church bells
I could hear the church bells ringing.
a church tower
I looked at the clock on the church tower.
a church spire/steeple (=a church tower with a pointed top)
The tall church spires could be seen from far away.
the church choir (=a group of people who lead the singing in a church)
Steve’s a member of the local church choir.
a church wedding (=in a church)
She wants to have a church wedding.
n THESAURUS – Meaning 3: one of the separate groups within the Christian religion
religious group
church one of the different groups within the Christian religion – used especially in names
The Roman Catholic church is expanding.
members of the Church of England
denomination a religious group that has slightly different beliefs from other groups who belong to the same religion
Our staff come from churches of all denominations.
Several denominations have developed among Jews.
sect a religious group that has separated from a larger group
He is a leader in the powerful Ansar Sunni Muslim sect.
cult an extreme religious group that is not part of an established religion
Members of the cult all committed suicide on the same day.
Examples from the Corpus
church• It may be no more than a little park near work or a church that you stop by during lunch hour.• Despite all obstacles, state conventions of black Baptist churches did form.• He took us to a Pentecostal meeting in one of the city's many black churches.• Even though I belong to the Catholic Church, I don't agree with everything it says.• The evangelical churches are particularly strong in the big cities.• I've seen her in church occasionally.• The number of divorcees remarrying in church has risen steadily since such weddings were sanctioned in 1981.• During the Middle Ages, living pictures of biblical stories were used in churches to educate the illiterate masses.• Prayer in schools may be against the separation of church and state that the Constitution requires.• Or does it simply make clear that the church tolerates a margin of contradictory views in which extremists can flourish?• The Church of England finally agreed to accept the ordination of women priests.• Do you go to church every Sunday?
go to church• When I must go to church, I go.• Men who wanted to make something of themselves went to church, and they went well dressed.• In 1886, Llewellyn and his family were hissed and booed when they went to church.• They went to church because church was obligatory and they feared the consequences of non-attendance.• Would he, she wondered, expect her and Brian to go to church?• I only got in the car to go to church.• Afterwards we went to church and then sat and watched the sea for a long time.
Origin church
Old English cirice, from Late Greek kyriakon, from Greek kyriakos “of the lord”, from kyrios “lord, master”
IELTS BNC: 393 COCA: 648
church

noun¹

 1building where Christians go to worship基督徒做禮拜的建築物ADJECTIVE | VERB + CHURCH | CHURCH + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤local, parish, village (especially BrE) 當地／堂區／鄉村教堂VERB + CHURCH➤build建造教堂▸➤consecrate, found為教堂祝聖／奠基◇The church was consecrated in 1250.這座教堂於 1250 年祝聖。➤dedicate奉獻教堂◇The church is dedicated to St Paul.這座教堂是奉獻給聖保羅的。CHURCH + NOUN➤building教堂建築▸➤bells, clock, steeple, tower教堂的鳴鐘／時鐘／尖塔／塔樓➤pew教堂長凳▸➤hall教堂大廳▸➤fête, wedding教堂義賣會／婚禮PREPOSITION➤at a/the church在教堂◇a chamber concert at our local church在本區教堂舉行的室內樂音樂會➤in a/the church在教堂裏◇There's an interesting organ in the church.教堂裏有一架引人注目的管風琴。
church

noun²

 2meeting for public worship in a church教堂禮拜VERB + CHURCH | CHURCH + NOUN | PREPOSITION VERB + CHURCH➤attend, go to參加／去做禮拜◇Do you go to church?你去教堂做禮拜嗎？CHURCH + NOUN➤attendance去教堂做禮拜（的人數）▸➤service教堂禮拜儀式▸➤music教堂音樂➤choir, congregation, organist教堂唱詩班／會眾／管風琴師➤group, school教會團體／學校◇a church youth group一個青年教會團體PREPOSITION➤after church, before church禮拜之後／之前◇Come to our place for lunch after church.禮拜之後到我們家吃午飯吧。➤at church在教堂做禮拜◇They're at church. (BrE) 他們在教堂做禮拜。➤in church在教堂；在教堂做禮拜◇We decided not to get married in church.我們決定不在教堂舉行婚禮。◇They're in church. (NAmE) 他們在教堂做禮拜。
church

noun³

 3(often the Church) all Christians regarded as a group; particular group of Christians基督教會；基督教教派ADJECTIVE | VERB + CHURCH | CHURCH + VERB | CHURCH + NOUN | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤high, low高派／低派教會◇He loves all the high church traditions－incense and processions and vestments.他喜歡高派教會的所有傳統 － 香、列隊行進、祭服等。➤evangelical, fundamentalist福音派／基要派教會▸➤established (= official) , mainline (= official) (NAmE) 國教會；主流教會▸➤Christian, etc.基督教會等➤Catholic, Methodist, Protestant, etc.天主教會、衞理公會、新教會等▸➤early早期基督教會◇The early Church believed miracles were proof of who Jesus was.早期基督教會認為神跡是耶穌身分的證明。VERB + CHURCH➤establish, found建立／創立教會➤lead領導教會▸➤enter, go into就任基督教聖職；成為基督教牧師◇He went into the Church (= became a priest) when he was 23.他 23 歲時成為基督教牧師。➤join加入教會◇Linda joined the local Methodist church.琳達加入了當地的衞理公會。➤leave脫離教會◇He left the Church after a loss of faith.失去信仰後，他脫離了基督教會。➤serve在教會任職◇He served the church for over sixty years.他在教會服務了 60 餘年。CHURCH + VERB➤teach教會教導◇The Catholic church teaches that life begins at conception.天主教會教導說生命始於受孕。CHURCH + NOUN➤authorities, elder教會當局／長老▸➤leader, member教會領袖／成員➤leadership, membership教會領袖地位／成員身分➤community, group教會群體／團體◇She was actively involved in church groups.她積極參與教會團體活動。➤hierarchy教階體制➤council教會委員會➤doctrine教會教義➤historian教會歷史學家➤fathers教父（指早期基督教權威神學家）PHRASES➤a member of a church教會的一員
IELTS BNC: 393 COCA: 648
church noun
⇨ church (go to church) ⇨ religion (the Catholic Church)church

noun

church ♦︎ temple ♦︎ mosque ♦︎ shrine ♦︎ cathedral ♦︎ chapel ♦︎ synagogue ♦︎ abbey ♦︎ sanctuary ♦︎ place of worshipThese are all words for religious buildings. 這些詞均表示宗教建築。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to go to church / temple / chapel / synagogue■ church [countable, uncountable] a building where Christians go to worship; a service or services in a church （基督教的）教堂；禮拜；禮拜儀式◆The procession moved into the church.隊列進入教堂。◆a church tower教堂塔樓◆church services教堂禮拜◆How often do you go to church?你多久去教堂做一次禮拜？◆ (BrE) They're at church (= attending a church service).他們在做禮拜。◆ (NAmE) They're in church.他們在做禮拜。◆Church is at 9 o'clock.禮拜儀式9點鐘開始。   see also Church ⇨ religion ■ temple [countable] a building used for the worship of a god or gods, especially in religions other than Christianity （尤爲非基督教的）廟宇，寺院，神殿，聖堂◆a Buddhist / Hindu / Sikh temple佛教／印度教／錫克教廟宇◆the Temple of Diana at Ephesus以弗所的狄安娜神廟◆ (NAmE) to go to temple (= to a service in a synagogue, where Jews worship) 去（猶太）會堂禮拜■ mosque mɒsk; NAmE mɑːsk [countable] a building where Muslims go to worship 清真寺◆We were woken by the call to prayer from a nearby mosque.我們被附近清真寺召集禮拜的聲音吵醒了。■ shrine [countable] a place where people come to worship because it is connected with a holy person or event 聖地；聖祠；神廟；神龛◆a shrine to the Virgin Mary敬奉聖母馬利亞的朝聖地◆to visit the shrine of Mecca前往聖地麥加朝拜■ cathedral kəˈθiːdrəl [countable] the main church of a district, under the care of a bishop (= a priest of high rank) 主教座堂；教區總教堂◆St Paul's Cathedral聖保羅大教堂◆ (BrE) a cathedral city有主教座堂的城市■ chapel ˈtʃæpl [countable] a small building or room used for Christian worship in a school, prison or large private house; a separate part of a church or cathedral with its own altar, used for some services and private prayer; a small church; a small building or room used for funeral services, especially at a cemetery or crematorium （學校、監獄、私人宅院等基督教徒禮拜用的）小教堂；（教堂内的）分堂；私人祈禱室；（尤指墓地或火葬場的）殡儀禮堂◆the school / college chapel學校／學院的小教堂◆Evening prayer will be held in the Lady Chapel.晚禱將在聖母堂進行。◆a tiny chapel in the mountains群山中的一座小教堂◆a chapel of rest安息小堂ⓘ In British English chapel [countable, uncountable] is also the word used for a church in some Christian denominations, for example Nonconformists. 在英式英語中，chapel亦指基督教某些教派（如英國的非國教派教徒）做禮拜的教堂◆a Methodist / Mormon chapel衛理公會／摩門教教堂◆She always went to chapel on Sundays.她總是在星期天去教堂做禮拜。 ■ synagogue ˈsɪnəgɒg; NAmE ˈsɪnəgɑːg [countable] a building where Jews go to worship 猶太會堂；猶太教堂◆They went to synagogue every Saturday.他們每個星期六去猶太教堂。■ abbey [countable] a large church together with a group of buildings in which monks or nuns live or lived in the past 大隐修院；（曾爲隐修院的）大教堂◆Westminster Abbey威斯敏斯特教堂◆a ruined abbey破敗不堪的教堂■ sanctuary ˈsæŋktʃuəri; NAmE ˈsæŋktʃueri [countable] a holy building or the part of it that is considered most holy 聖所；聖殿◆Women were excluded from entering the sanctuary where the priest stood at the altar.聖壇前祭司站立的聖所婦女不許進入。■ ˌplace of ˈworship (plural places of worship) [countable] (rather formal) a building where people of a particular religion go to worship, such as a church, temple, mosque or synagogue 禮拜場所（如教堂、廟宇、清真寺或猶太教堂等）◆The statistics show the number of people who regularly attend a place of worship.統計數字顯示定期去禮拜場所的人數。ⓘ Place of worship is used especially in official contexts, when collecting information about the people who live in a country, city or area. * place of worship尤用於官方語境，如搜集某國、某市或某地區居民信息時會使用到。
IELTS BNC: 393 COCA: 648

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