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Synonyms for church
tʃɜrtʃchurch
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Wiktionary
churchnoun
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: used with preceding the.
churchnoun
Synonyms:
congregation
Princeton's WordNet
church, Christian churchnoun
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
Synonyms:
church building, church servicechurch, church buildingnoun
a place for public (especially Christian) worship
"the church was empty"
Synonyms:
church building, church servicechurch service, churchnoun
a service conducted in a house of worship
"don't be late for church"
Synonyms:
church building, church servicechurchverb
the body of people who attend or belong to a particular local church
"our church is hosting a picnic next week"
Synonyms:
church building, church servicechurchverb
perform a special church rite or service for
"church a woman after childbirth"
Dictionary of English Synonymes
churchnoun
Synonyms:
temple, house of worship, house of god, meeting-housechurchnoun
Synonyms:
body of christianschurchnoun
Synonyms:
ecclesiastical authority (as distinguished from that of the state)
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
churchnoun
Synonyms:
temple, sanctuary, house of God, meeting house, fane, cathedral, chapel, oratory, minster, bethel, tabernacle, chantry, kirk (Scotch), synagogue (Jewish), denomination, sect, basilicaAssociated words:
ecclesiastical, ecclesiology, ecclesiolatry, ecclesiasticism, parish, hierarch, hierarchy, hierocracy, hierolatry, hierology, hierarchism, irenics, curé, evangelical, verger, beadle, chancel, clearstory, nave, transept, vestry, presbytery, prebend, prebendary, lectern, apse, irenicon, living, benefice, sinecure, glebe, see, prelacy, convocation, synod, conference, conclave, consistory, crypt, schism, orthodoxy, heterodoxy, unchurch, sacristan, sacristy, dorcastry, sarum use
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Words popularity by usage frequency
| ranking | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #950 | church | |
| #2235 | religious | |
| #4948 | churches | |
| #5820 | parish | |
| #6683 | chapel | |
| #9237 | cathedral | |
| #9856 | kirk | |
| #12250 | congregation | |
| #29220 | iglesias | |
| #29226 | ecclesiastical | |
| #32693 | basilica | |
| #59688 | iglesia | |
| #76845 | chiesa | |
| #98836 | eglise |
How to use church in a sentence?
COVID, when you throw that in, people are even more isolated and people are also removed from church, cOVID accelerated these things that were already trends before that.
We were raised not to say anything bad about the Catholic religion, but at the same time, we can't stay quiet about this. It's like the altar boy scandal. All the people who stayed quiet about the altar boy scandal, how do they feel now? it seems like the church is doing all it can to separate Serra from the atrocities and deaths and what happened to the Indians, but that does not work.
I have my frustrations with Tom too, i haven't seen him at a shadow cabinet meeting for a while and so I can understand people's frustration - but we are a broad church.
Government employees are public servants and prohibited by the Constitution from inhibiting religious freedom, that is a far cry from sneaking around and into a church and acting like KGB agents.
One thousand people in Jesus Church, trying to defend their rights recognized by the state, removed and attacked in such a way, its really something that is kind of nightmare, and it doesnt point to nothing nice for believers, we think this is the beginning of the last step by the CCP in persecuting minorities and religious groups.
Translations for church
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- kerkAfrikaans
- كنيسةArabic
- kilsəAzerbaijani
- сиркәүBashkir
- царкваBelarusian
- литургия, църква, черква, църковна службаBulgarian
- গির্জাBengali
- ilizBreton
- esglésiaCatalan, Valencian
- církev, bohoslužba, mše, kostelCzech
- црькꙑOld Church Slavonic, Church Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- bangeibr, eglwys, llanWelsh
- kirkeDanish
- Kirche, Messe, GottesdienstGerman
- ναός, Εκκλησία, εκκλησιασμός, λειτουργίαGreek
- eklezio, kirkoEsperanto
- servicio religioso, iglesiaSpanish
- jumalateenistus, kirikEstonian
- elizkizun, elizaBasque
- کِلیساPersian
- jumalanpalvelus, messu, kirkko, seurakuntaFinnish
- gudstænasta, kirkja, kirkjugongd, messaFaroese
- égliseFrench
- tsjerkeWestern Frisian
- eaglais, teampall, teach pobailIrish
- eaglaisScottish Gaelic
- igrexaGalician
- ચર્ચGujarati
- agglishManx
- כנסייהHebrew
- चर्च, गिरजा, कलीसाHindi
- leglizHaitian Creole
- egyház, templom, egyházközösség, mise, istentisztelet, gyülekezet, szertartásHungarian
- եկեղեցիArmenian
- ecclesiaInterlingua
- Misa, gerejaIndonesian
- kirkja, guðsþjónusta, kirkjan, messaIcelandic
- chiesa, funzione, messaItalian
- כְּנֵסִיָהHebrew
- 教会Japanese
- grejaJavanese
- ეკლესიაGeorgian
- шіркеуKazakh
- វិហារ, វិហារគ្រិស្តKhmer
- ಚರ್ಚುKannada
- 교회, 敎會Korean
- dêr, کهنیسهKurdish
- eglosCornish
- чиркөөKyrgyz
- ecclesiaLatin
- KierchLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ໂບດLao
- bažnyčiaLithuanian
- baznīca, dievkalpojumsLatvian
- fiangonanaMalagasy
- црква, богослужба, литургијаMacedonian
- сүмдMongolian
- kelisa, gereja, kanisahMalay
- Knisja, funzjoni, quddiesa, tempjuMaltese
- kirkeNorwegian
- kerk, kerkdienstDutch
- kyrkjeNorwegian Nynorsk
- ééʼneishoodii bikinNavajo, Navaho
- gleisaOccitan
- kościół, cerkiew, zbórPolish
- templo, igreja, culto, missaPortuguese
- baselgiaRomansh
- slujbă, biserică, serviciu religios, ceremonie religioasă, bisericiRomanian
- церковь, богослужение, костёл, литургияRussian
- liturgija, богослужење, bogosluženje, crkva, црква, литургија, миса, misaSerbo-Croatian
- පල්ලියSinhala, Sinhalese
- cirkev, kostol, omšaSlovak
- Cerkev, maša, liturgijaSlovene
- kishëAlbanian
- kerekeSouthern Sotho
- kyrkaSwedish
- kanisaSwahili
- தேவாலயம், தேவாலயத்தில்Tamil
- చర్చిTelugu
- калисоTajik
- โบสถ์, โบสถ์คริสต์Thai
- buthaana, buthanaTurkmen
- simbahan, misaTagalog
- kiliseTurkish
- чиркәуTatar
- церкваUkrainian
- کلیسا, کنیسہ, گرجاUrdu
- cherkovUzbek
- nhà thờVietnamese
- glügVolapük
- eglijhe, gléjheWalloon
- קירךYiddish
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