church
church
noun
noun
- a building used for public Christian worship
教堂，礼拜堂
they came to church with me.
他们和我一起来教堂做礼拜。
■(一般作 Church)a particular Christian organization, typically one with its own clergy, buildings, and distinctive doctrines
教会，教派
the Church of England.
英国国教。
■(the Church)the hierarchy of clergy of such an organization, especially the Church of England or the Roman Catholic Church
（尤指英国国教或天主教的）教会全体（各级）神职人员
■[mass noun]institutionalized religion as a political or social force
（作为一种政治与社会力量）制度化的宗教势力
the separation of church and state.
政教分离。
- [with obj.](archaic)take (a woman who has recently given birth) to church for a service of thanksgiving
(古)把（近日生产的妇女）带到教堂接受感恩仪式
- Old English cir(i)ce, cyr(i)ce, related to Dutch kerk and German Kirche, based on medieval Greek kurikon, from Greek kuriakon (dōma) 'Lord's (house'), from kurios 'master or lord'. Compare with kirk
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