church

[US]/tʃɜːtʃ/
[UK]/tʃɜːrtʃ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a building used for public Christian worship
adj. relating to the Christian church or its worship
vt. bring (someone) to a church for religious ceremonies.

Phrases & Collocations

Catholic church

church service

church bell

in church

roman catholic church

church of england

at church

orthodox church

new church

anglican church

church tower

presbyterian church

episcopal church

mother church

eastern orthodox church

church of scotland

eastern church

parish church

high church

established church

orthodox eastern church

Example Sentences

the Church of England.

a church of great antiquity.

they came to church with me.

the parochial church council.

the church is a ruin now.

a vista of church spires.

the separation of church and state.

It will be a large church wedding.

A church is a place of worship.

a conventional church wedding.

The church spire was struck by lightning.

the church was chocker with flowers.

Real-world Examples

The singing grew louder as they approached the church.

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Is there any church in this town?

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book One.

We have a church on one side.

Source: VOA Daily Standard October 2019 Collection

Word of my visions reached the church.

Source: Movie trailer screening room

Listen, pal, we're not joining your church.

Source: The Best Mom

They registered eight churches in the country.

Source: VOA Daily Standard July 2020 Collection

We watched the solemn ceremony in the church.

Source: High-frequency vocabulary in daily life

There is also a Spanish church called a mission.

Source: Zorro the Masked Hero

There are two broad churches in the world of diet.

Source: Coffee Tasting Guide

He escaped, but now won't leave the church.

Source: VOA Standard February 2014 Collection

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