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church

/t͡ʃɜːt͡ʃ/ /t͡ʃɝt͡ʃ/

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noun

教堂，礼拜堂

A Christian house of worship; a building where Christian religious services take place.

Examples :

"There is a lovely little church in the valley."

山谷里有一座可爱的小教堂。

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noun

教会，基督教社群。

Christians collectively seen as a single spiritual community; Christianity.

Examples :

"These worshippers make up the Church of Christ."

这些信徒组成了基督教会 (这裡的教会指的是基督教社群)。

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noun

教堂，教会。

A local group of people who follow the same Christian religious beliefs, local or general.

Examples :

"My family attends the church near our school every Sunday. "

我家每个星期天都去学校附近的那个教会做礼拜。

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noun

教会，教派

A particular denomination of Christianity.

Examples :

"The Church of England separated from the Roman Catholic Church in 1534."

英国教会在1534年脱离了罗马天主教会这个教派。

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noun

礼拜，教堂礼拜.

(as bare noun) Christian worship held at a church; service.

Examples :

"After school, Maria went to church. "

放学后，玛丽亚去教堂做礼拜了。

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noun

教会, 教堂.

Organized religion in general or a specific religion considered as a political institution.

Examples :

"Many constitutions enshrine the separation of church and state."

许多宪法都明确规定政教分离。

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noun

教会，宗教团体。

Any religious group.

Examples :

"She goes to a Wiccan church down the road."

她去马路那边一个威卡教的宗教团体。

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noun

教堂，教会.

Examples :

"The church is a place where people gather for worship. "

教堂是一个人们聚集在一起进行崇拜的地方。

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verb

行 церковный обряд，做礼拜.

To conduct a religious service for (a woman after childbirth, or a newly married couple).

Examples :

"The priest will church the new mother and her baby after they leave the hospital. "

神父会在这位新妈妈和宝宝出院后为她们举行产后感恩祈福仪式。

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verb

使...信教，在教堂做礼拜.

To educate someone religiously, as in in a church.

Examples :

"The Sunday school teacher is churching the children about the Ten Commandments. "

那位主日学老师正在教堂里给孩子们讲解十诫，教他们信教。

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