[C/U] a building that Christians go to in order to worship. Traditional churches usually contain an altar and long wooden seats facing the altar called pews. The place where the priest or minister stands to talk to the people is called a pulpit. A religious ceremony that takes place in a church is called a service (基督教的)教堂,礼拜堂 an old country church on the side of a hill 山坡上一座古老的乡村教堂
the church of Our Lady and Saint Michael 圣母马利亚和圣米迦勒教堂
go to church (=go to a church to worship) 做礼拜 : She doesn't go to church very often these days. 这些日子她不太经常去做礼拜。
in church : Did you get married in church? 你的婚礼是在教堂举行的吗?
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[C] all the people who go to a particular church (某教堂的)全体信徒 Synonyms and related words
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[only before noun] belonging to or connected with a church 教会的;教堂的 the church choir/doors/funding 教堂唱诗班/大门/基金
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[C] a group of Christian churches with its own particular beliefs and structures 基督教教会 the Methodist Church 循道宗教会
the Roman Catholic Church 罗马天主教教会
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[U] the Christian religion as a political or official organization, and the people who work for it 宗教权力机构;教会组织 the division between Church and State 政教分离
the power of the Church in the Middle Ages 中世纪教会的权力
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