church

• n. 教堂；礼拜；教派
• adj. 教会的；礼拜的
• vt. 领…到教堂接受宗教仪式
• n. (Church)人名；(英)丘奇

来自PIE*keue, 膨胀，增强，词源同cumulative,accumulate. 词义由膨胀外延到强大，强壮，上帝，上帝的世俗所在，其方言变体kirk.

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

2. a place for public (especially Christian) worship;

"the church was empty"

3. a service conducted in a church;

"don't be late for church"

4. the body of people who attend or belong to a particular local church;

"our church is hosting a picnic next week"

church

church: [OE] Etymologically, a church is the ‘Lord’s house’. Its ultimate source is Greek kūrios ‘lord, master’ (perhaps most familiar nowadays from the words of the choral mass kyrie eleison ‘lord have mercy’). The adjective derived from this was kūriakós, whose use in the phrase ‘house of the lord’ led to its use as a noun, kūrikón. The medieval Greek form, kūrkón ‘house of worship’ was borrowed into West Germanic as *kirika, producing eventually German kirche and English church. The Scots form kirk comes from Old Norse kirkja, which in turn was borrowed from Old English.
=> kirk, kyrie

church (n.)

Old English cirice, circe "church, public place of worship; Christians collectively," from Proto-Germanic *kirika (cognates: Old Saxon kirika, Old Norse kirkja, Old Frisian zerke, Middle Dutch kerke, Dutch kerk, Old High German kirihha, German Kirche), probably [see note in OED] from Greek kyriake (oikia), kyriakon doma "Lord's (house)," from kyrios "ruler, lord," from PIE root *keue- "to swell" ("swollen," hence "strong, powerful"); see cumulus. Phonetic spelling from c. 1200, established by 16c. For vowel evolution, see bury. As an adjective from 1570s.

Greek kyriakon (adj.) "of the Lord" was used of houses of Christian worship since c.300, especially in the East, though it was less common in this sense than ekklesia or basilike. An example of the direct Greek-to-Germanic progress of many Christian words, via the Goths; it probably was used by West Germanic people in their pre-Christian period.

Also picked up by Slavic, probably via Germanic (Old Church Slavonic criky, Russian cerkov). Finnish kirkko, Estonian kirrik are from Scandinavian. Romance and Celtic languages use variants of Latin ecclesia (such as French église, 11c.).

Church-bell was in late Old English. Church-goer is from 1680s. Church key is early 14c.; slang use for "can or bottle opener" is by 1954, probably originally U.S. college student slang. Church-mouse, proverbial in many languages for its poverty, is 1731 in English.

church (v.)

"to bring or lead to church," mid-14c., from church (n.). Related: Churched.

church, cathedral

这两个名词均可表示"教堂"之意。

church： 普通用词，指顶礼膜拜上帝之地，也是西方人举行婚、丧等活动的场所。

cathedral： 指一个教区内最大的教堂，即主教堂或总教堂，通常是装饰精良，宏伟肃穆。

The tradition, dating back to 300 B.C., was later incorporated into the Christian church.

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It is especially favored as a church decoration.

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Whenever she called her parents or other relatives, she always had to think about the time difference so that she wouldn’t wake someone up or call when she knew they were at church.

出自-2017年6月听力原文

Andrew's Episcopal Church in San Antonio, People who gather at its front door on the first and third Thursdays of each month aren't looking for God-they're there for something to eat, St.

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The building was reportedly purchased by a neighboring church in 2011.

2018年12月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section A

Whenever she called her parents or other relatives, she always had to think about the time difference so that she wouldn't wake someone up or call when she knew they were at church.

2017年6月四级真题（第一套）听力 Section C

Panini's Ancient Rome and Modern Rome represent the sights most prized, including celebrated Greco-Roman statues and views of famous ruins, fountains, and churches.

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On a glacier-filled island with fjords ( ' , 峡湾) and elephant seals, Russia has built Antarctica's first Orthodox church on a hill overlooking its research base.

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Bearded Russian priests offer regular services at the Orthodox church for the 16 or so Russian speakers who spend the winter at the base, largely polar scientists in fields like glaciology and meteorology.

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At least three Russian stations are already operating in Antarctica, part of its effort to challenge the dominance of the American GPS, and new stations are planned for sites like the Russian base, in the shadow of the Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity.

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At first their church helped out, but you can't keep that up forever," Andrea says.

出自-2012年12月听力原文

On a glacier-filled island with fjords and elephant seals, Russia has built Antarctica's first Orthodox church on a hill overlooking its research base.

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The complex style of the medieval wooden church carvings and the skills used to make them almost certainly to derive from the ancient Viking tradition.

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The earliest free-standing wooden church was probably built in Norway in around 1080.

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The Wallaces, both children of church ministers, had a clearly defined formula for their "little magazine", as Reader's digest was originally subtitled.

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Look over the "city of dreaming spires" from St Mary's church tower.

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Some were political in nature, criticizing the church and government.

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The family rented a former church in downtown portland and scheduled a concert.

2019年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

Then we crossed paths at a church fund-raiser.

2017年高考英语浙江卷（11月） 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

To take this approach to the New Englanders normally mean to start with the Puritans’ theological innovations and their distinctive ideas about the church-important subjects that we may not neglect.

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Besides the ninety or so learned ministers who came to Massachusetts church in the decade after 1629,There were political leaders like John Winthrop, an educated gentleman, lawyer, and official of the Crown before he journeyed to Boston.

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Besides the ninety or so learned ministers who came to Massachusetts church in the decade after 1629, there were political leaders like John Winthrop, an educated gentleman, lawyer, and official of the Crown before he journeyed to Boston.

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Despite attempts by the Church to strong-arm this new generation of logicians and rationalists, more explanations for how the universe functioned were being made, and at a rate that the people-including the Church -could no longer ignore.

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Galileo was excommunicated by the Church and imprisoned for life for his astronomical observations and his support of the heliocentric principle.

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It turned from God and the authority of the Roman Catholic Church and instead favoured a more humanistic approach to being.

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Scientific method, reductionism and the questioning of Church ideals was to be encouraged, as were ideas of liberty, tolerance and progress.

2020年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

To take this approach to the New Englanders normally means to start with the Puritans' theological innovations and their distinctive ideas about the church -- important subjects that we may not neglect.

2009年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

the conflict between Church and State

教会与政府的冲突

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to go into the Church (= to become a Christian minister)

成为基督教牧师

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the Free Churches

自由教会

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The Church has a duty to condemn violence.

基督教会有义务谴责暴力。

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church services

教堂礼拜仪式

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(British English)They're at church (= attending a church service) .

他们在做礼拜。

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(North Amercian English)They're in church .

他们在做礼拜。

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Church is at 9 o'clock.

礼拜仪式9点钟开始。

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How often do you go to church ?

你多久去教堂做一次礼拜？

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the Anglican Church

圣公会

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the Catholic Church

天主教会

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The procession moved into the church.

人们排着队走进教堂。

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a church tower

教堂塔楼

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...one of Britain's most historic churches.

英国最古老的教堂之一

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...St Helen's Church...

圣海伦教堂

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...co-operation with the Catholic Church...

和天主教派的合作

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Church leaders said he was welcome to return.

教会领袖说欢迎他回来。

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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。

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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。

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What do you like to do in your spare time?

空闲时你喜欢干什么?

辞典例句

Mary joined a church yesterday.

玛丽昨天加入了教会.

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In medieval times the church held sway over many countries.

在中世纪,教会支配着许多国家.

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They regularly attended at church.

他们定期去教堂做礼拜.

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The white church peeps out genially from behind the huts scattered on the river bank.

一座白色教堂从散布在岸上的那些小木房后面殷勤地探出头来.

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