church
gb/t͡ʃˈɚt͡ʃ/ us/t͡ʃˈɚt͡ʃ/
A1
ఆంగ్లం
~ 500
అర్థాలు
0 అర్థాలు
నామవాచకం
A1
entity
1
Christian place of worship
A building where people go to pray and sing to God in the Christian religion.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to go to [church]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes confuse 'church' (the building) with 'service' (the event). Example: 'I enjoyed the church' should be 'I enjoyed the service.'
పర్యాయపదాలు
chapel (A smaller or private place of Christian worship, often part of a larger building.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
mosque (A place of worship for Muslims, contrasting with a Christian church.)
పదకలయికలు
attend church
|go to church
|church service
|church building
|church members
విషయాలు
religion
|architecture
|community
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- They got married in a small stone church.
- The church was decorated with flowers for Easter.
- Tourists often visit the old church on the hill.
- The village has only one church, built in the 18th century.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- We go to church every Sunday.
- The church is near my house.
- There is a big church in the city.
- She works in the church office.
నామవాచకం
B1
entity
2
Christian religious institution
All the people and groups that follow the Christian religion.
వాడుక నమూనా:
the [Church] says [something]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners may confuse 'church' meaning 'organization' with 'church' meaning 'building'. Context usually clarifies which is intended.
పర్యాయపదాలు
denomination (A specific branch within Christianity, such as Baptist or Lutheran.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
state (In discussions about separation of church and state, 'state' is considered the opposite entity to 'church' as an institution.)
పదకలయికలు
Catholic Church
|Protestant Church
|Church leaders
|join the Church
విషయాలు
religion
|society
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- The Church has played an important role in history.
- Many people disagree with the official position of the Church.
- She decided to join the Catholic Church.
- The Church helped provide aid to refugees.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- The Church teaches love and kindness.
- He works for the Church.
- The Church helps poor people.
- She joined the Church last year.
నామవాచకం
A2
event
3
Christian religious service
A time when Christians meet to pray and sing together in a church building.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to attend [church]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Some learners think 'church' in this sense always means Sunday morning, but it can occur on other days or times.
పర్యాయపదాలు
service (General term for a religious gathering, not limited to Christianity.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
secular event (An event with no religious purpose or content.)
పదకలయికలు
attend church
|church service
|after church
విషయాలు
religion
|events
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- We have church at 10 a.m. every Sunday.
- After church, we had lunch together.
- I haven't been to church in months.
- Church was especially moving today.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- We go to church on Sunday.
- Church starts at nine o'clock.
- After church we eat lunch.
- She sings at church every week.
క్రియ
informal
C1
action
4
Hold ceremony in church
To have a special Christian service for someone in a church.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to church [someone/something]
పర్యాయపదాలు
christen (Often used specifically for baptizing an infant; 'church' can be broader.)
పదకలయికలు
church a baby
|churched members
విషయాలు
religion
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- They churched the couple before their departure overseas.
- In some traditions, mothers are churched after childbirth.
- The community churched the new bell before using it.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- They churched the baby last week.
- The priest churched my friend yesterday.
- She was churched after her baby was born.
వ్యాకరణం
నిఘంటు రూపం
church
IPA
GB/t͡ʃˈɚt͡ʃ/
US/t͡ʃˈɚt͡ʃ/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
church (1 అక్షరఖండం)
Stress on 1st syllable (church)
పద రూపాలు
Noun
- Base: church
- Plural: church, churches
సంబంధిత పదాలు
Forms
churches
noun
Related words
Negative and opposite forms
unchurched
adjective
పదప్రయోగాలు
go to church
1/ɡˈoʊ tə t͡ʃˈɚt͡ʃ/
fixed phrase
Attend Christian worship service
To visit a church building for a Christian service.
ఉదాహరణలు
- We go to church every Sunday morning.
- He hasn't gone to church since last Christmas.
in church
1/ˈɪn t͡ʃˈɚt͡ʃ/
fixed phrase
Inside a church during service
To be inside a church building, usually for a service or event.
ఉదాహరణలు
- Please turn off your phone while in church.
- She was sitting quietly in church when he arrived.
separation of church and state
1/sˌɛpɚˈeɪʃən əv t͡ʃˈɚt͡ʃ ˈænd stˈeɪt/
fixed phrase
formal
Independence of government and religion
The idea that the government should not control religion and religion should not control the government.
ఉదాహరణలు
- The constitution guarantees the separation of church and state.
- Debates about education often involve questions about the separation of church and state.
separation of church and state
2/sˌɛpɚˈeɪʃən əv t͡ʃˈɚt͡ʃ ˈænd stˈeɪt/
fixed phrase
keeping religion and government separate
The idea that government and religious groups should be independent and not control each other.
ఉదాహరణలు
- Many people see the separation of church and state as essential to a free society.
- The new law has raised questions about the country’s separation of church and state.
- They argued that funding the religious school breaks the separation of church and state.