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10 Language-to-English DictionariesChurch
/tʃɜːrtʃ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A building used for public Christian worship.
"Every Sunday, the community gathers at the church for services." - 2
A particular Christian denomination or body of believers.
"She is a member of the Methodist church."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'cirice', ultimately from Proto-Germanic '*kirika', itself borrowed from Ancient Greek 'kyriakon (doma)' meaning 'the Lord's house'. The term historically evolved from describing a Christian place of worship to representing the institutional body of believers and religious organizations.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Church" is said worldwide
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Église
Transliteration: eɪʒ
"Les gens se rassemblent à l'église chaque dimanche."
Kirche
Transliteration: kɪʁçə
"Die Gemeinde trifft sich jeden Sonntag in der Kirche."
Chiesa
Transliteration: ˈkjɛːza
"Ogni domenica, la comunità si riunisce in chiesa."
Iglesia
Transliteration: iˈɡlesja
"La comunidad se reúne en la iglesia cada domingo."
Igreja
Transliteration: iˈɡɾeʒɐ
"A comunidade se reúne na igreja todos os domingos."
गिरजाघर
Transliteration: girjāghar
"हर रविवार, समुदाय गिरजाघर में इकट्ठा होता है।"
教堂
Transliteration: jiàotáng
"每个星期天，社区在教堂聚会。"
교회
Transliteration: gyohoe
"매주 일요일, 지역 사회는 교회에 모입니다."
教会
Transliteration: きょうかい
"毎週日曜日、地域社会は教会に集まります。"
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