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churches

/ˈtʃɜːtʃɪz/ /ˈtʃɝtʃɪz/

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noun

教堂，教会。

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（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 :

"Every Sunday, many families in our town go to different churches to worship. "

每个星期天，我们镇上很多家庭会去不同的教会做礼拜。

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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教会。

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noun

礼拜，教堂礼拜。

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

Examples :

"My grandmother attends churches every Sunday morning. "

我奶奶每个星期天早上都去教堂做礼拜。

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noun

教会，教会组织。

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

Examples :

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

许多宪法都规定了政教分离。

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noun

教会, 教堂

Any religious group.

Examples :

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

她去路尽头一家威卡教的宗教团体做礼拜。

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noun

教堂，教会。

Examples :

"On Sundays, many churches gather to worship and celebrate their faith. "

星期天，许多教会聚集在一起敬拜并庆祝他们的信仰。

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verb

为（产后妇女或新婚夫妇）举行宗教仪式

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

Examples :

"The priest will church the new mother next Sunday after mass. "

下个星期天弥撒结束后，神父会为这位新妈妈举行产后祈福礼。

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verb

教导宗教，使…受宗教教育

To educate someone religiously, as in in a church.

Examples :

"My grandmother churches the younger children every Sunday, teaching them Bible stories and hymns. "

我奶奶每个星期天都在教堂里教导年幼的孩子们，给他们讲圣经故事和唱赞美诗，对他们进行宗教教育。

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