church
US: /ˈtʃɝtʃ/
UK: /tʃˈɜːtʃ/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
church /tʃə:tʃ/- danh từ
- nhà thờ
- buổi lễ (ở nhà thờ)
- what time does church begin?: buổi lễ bắt đầu lúc nào?
- Church giáo hội; giáo phái
- the Catholic Church
- giáo phái Thiên chúa
- as poor as a church mouse
- nghèo xơ nghèo xác
- to go into the church
- đi tu
- to go to church
- đi nhà thờ, đi lễ (nhà thờ)
- lấy vợ, lấy chồng
- ngoại động từ
- đưa (người đàn bà) đến nhà thờ chịu lễ giải cữ
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun1 [C] a building where Christians go to worship: a church tower + The procession moved into the church. + church services
2 [U] a service or services in a church: How often do you go to church? + (BrE) They're at church (= attending a church service). + (AmE) They're in church. + Church is at 9 o'clock. - SCHOOL
3 (Church) [C] a particular group of Christians: the Anglican Church + the Catholic Church + the Free Churches
See also -
4 ((the) Church) [sing.] the ministers of the Christian religion; the institution of the Christian religion: The Church has a duty to condemn violence. + the conflict between Church and State + to go into the Church (= to become a Christian minister)
Idioms see BROAD adj.
Collocation
1 building where Christians go to worship
ADJ.
local, parish, village
VERB + CHURCH
build | consecrate, found
The church was consecrated in 1250.
| dedicate
The church is dedicated to St Paul.
CHURCH + NOUN
bells, clock, steeple, tower | hall | f
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PREP.
at a/the ~
a chamber concert at our local church
| in a/the ~
There's an interesting organ in the village church.
2 meeting for public worship in a church
VERB + CHURCH
attend, go to
Do you go to church?
CHURCH + NOUN
service | music
PREP.
after/before ~
Come to our place for lunch after church.
| at/in ~
Mrs Parsons wasn't at church this Sunday.
3 the Church: all Christians regarded as a group
ADJ.
early
The early Church believed miracles were proof of who Jesus was.
VERB + CHURCH
enter, go into
He went into the Church (= became a priest)when he was 23.
| leave
He left the Church after a loss of faith.
CHURCH + NOUN
authorities, leaders, member4
particular group of Christians
ADJ.
high, low
He loves all the high church traditions?incense and processions and vestments.
| evangelical, fundamentalist | established
(= official),
free
(= nonconformist)
| Christian, etc.
CHURCH + NOUN
authorities, elder, leader, member
PHRASES
a member of a church
Concise dictionary
churches|churched|churchingtʃɜːtʃnoun
+one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
+a place for public (especially Christian) worship
+a service conducted in a house of worship
+the body of people who attend or belong to a particular local church
verb
+perform a special church rite or service for
