church

noun

1. （基督教的）教堂，礼拜堂
   a building where Christians go to worship
   1. a church tower
      教堂塔楼
   2. The procession moved into the church.
      人们排着队走进教堂。
   3. church services
      教堂礼拜仪式
2. 礼拜；礼拜仪式
   a service or services in a church
   1. How often do you go to church ?
      你多久去教堂做一次礼拜？
   2. They're at church (= attending a church service) .
      他们在做礼拜。
   3. They're in church .
      他们在做礼拜。
   4. Church is at 9 o'clock.
      礼拜仪式9点钟开始。
3. 基督教教派
   a particular group of Christians
   1. the Anglican Church
      圣公会
   2. the Catholic Church
      天主教会
   3. the Free Churches
      自由教会
4. 基督教牧师；基督教机构
   the ministers of the Christian religion; the institution of the Christian religion
   1. The Church has a duty to condemn violence.
      基督教会有义务谴责暴力。
   2. the conflict between Church and State
      教会与政府的冲突
   3. to go into the Church (= to become a Christian minister)
      成为基督教牧师

1. N-VAR (基督)教堂;礼拜堂
   A church is a building in which Christians worship. You usually refer to this place as church when you are talking about the time that people spend there.
   1. ...one of Britain's most historic churches.
      英国最古老的教堂之一
   2. ...St Helen's Church...
      圣海伦教堂
   3. I didn't see you in church on Sunday.
      我星期天做礼拜时没看见你。
2. N-COUNT (基督教的)教派
   A Church is one of the groups of people within the Christian religion, for example Catholics or Methodists, that have their own beliefs, clergy, and forms of worship.
   1. ...co-operation with the Catholic Church...
      和天主教派的合作
   2. Church leaders said he was welcome to return.
      教会领袖说欢迎他回来。
   3. ...the separation of church and state.
      政教分离
3. PHRASE 广纳众议的机构（或团体）；兼收并蓄的活动
   You can refer to an organization, group, or area of activity as a broad church when it includes a wide range of opinions, beliefs, or styles.
   1. The party has responded by trying to become a broad church that appeals to devout pensioners, Munich punks and aerospace engineers...
      该党的反应是要努力成为一个吸引笃信宗教的退休者、慕尼黑朋客族和航天工程师的兼收并蓄的政党。
   2. It rapidly became apparent that rock'n'roll was a very broad church indeed.
      摇滚乐实际无所不包，这一点很快就显而易见了。

1. The Coptic Church is among the oldest churches of Christianity.
   科普特教会是最古老的基督教会之一。
2. He had been ordained as a deacon in the Roman Catholic Church.
   他被任命为天主教的助祭。
3. The church should have no political alignment
   教会不应与政治结盟。
4. I didn't see you in church on Sunday.
   我星期天做礼拜时没看见你。
5. Church leaders said he was welcome to return.
   教会领袖说欢迎他回来。
6. The party has responded by trying to become a broad church that appeals to devout pensioners, Munich punks and aerospace engineers
   该党的反应是要努力成为一个吸引笃信宗教的退休者、慕尼黑朋客族和航天工程师的兼收并蓄的政党。
7. It rapidly became apparent that rock'n'roll was a very broad church indeed.
   摇滚乐实际无所不包，这一点很快就显而易见了。
8. The Roman Catholic Church has issued a compendium of its teachings.
   天主教会已经颁布了其教义纲要。
9. His courage in defending religious and civil rights inspired many outside the church
   他在捍卫宗教和公民权利时所表现出来的勇气鼓舞了许多教会之外的人。
10. The relationship between Church and State was delineated in a formal agreement.
    教会和政府之间的关系在一份正式的协议中作了阐明。
11. The talks will extend to the church, human rights groups and other social organizations
    会谈将涉及教会、人权团体和其他社会组织。
12. I had to go to church, so I grew up singing gospel
    我必须去教堂做礼拜，因此我是唱着福音歌长大的。
13. The Church regards spirit mediums and people claiming to speak to the dead as heretical.
    教会将灵媒巫师和自称能和死者交谈的人都视为异端。
14. I am not completely at home in any Protestant Church.
    我在任何一个新教教会都不是特别自在。
15. The Church is my life.
    教会就是我生命的全部。
16. After 1940, a modus vivendi between church and state was achieved.
    1940年后，教会和政府达成了妥协。
17. The Church of England put a serious obstacle in the path of women who want to become priests.
    英国国教在妇女成为牧师的道路上设置了重大障碍。
18. They began by brutally persecuting the Catholic Church.
    他们开始残酷迫害天主教。
19. She asked the church to praise God.
    她请求教会赞美上帝。
20. They have profaned the long upheld traditions of the Church.
    他们亵渎了教会长期以来的传统。
21. It took her a long time to get ready for church
    她花了很长时间才做好去教堂的准备。
22. Devlin was reconciled with the Catholic Church in his last few days.
    德夫林在生命的最后几天与天主教会达成和解。
23. The power of the Church is one theme all these writers return to.
    所有这些作家都回归到了教会权力这个主题上。
24. The church's message of salvation has changed the lives of many.
    基督教中耶稣拯救灵魂的教义改变了很多人的生活。
25. Some of them have sought sanctuary in the church.
    他们中的一些人在教堂避难。
26. The Holy Family Church was closed and the parish now celebrates mass in this simple side chapel
    圣家堂关闭了，现在该教区的居民在它旁边的简陋的小教堂里做弥撒。
27. So I just walked up the steps into this big, beautiful church.
    于是我就拾级而上，走进了这座漂亮的大教堂。
28. He entered the church alone at night.
    他孑然一人在夜晚走进了那所教堂。

  church cathedral chapel【导航词义：教堂】

  church n. 教堂

〔辨析〕普通用词，指基督徒敬拜上帝、举行宗教活动和婚丧仪式等的场所。

  cathedral n. 大教堂

〔辨析〕指主教管控下的某一教区内最大的教堂，即主教堂或总教堂，通常装饰精致、宏伟肃穆。

  chapel n. 小教堂

〔辨析〕指学校、监狱、私人宅院等中供基督教徒做礼拜用的专门场所。

n.

a broad church

• 广纳众议的机构
  an organization that accepts a wide range of opinions

noun

1. a service conducted in a house of worship
   1. don't be late for church

   Synonym:    church service

2. a place for public (especially Christian) worship
   1. the church was empty

   Synonym:    church building

3. one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

   Synonym:    Christian church

4. the body of people who attend or belong to a particular local church
   1. our church is hosting a picnic next week

verb

1. perform a special church rite or service for
   1. church a woman after childbirth