churches

1. [C]教堂 a building for public Christian worship
2. [U]礼拜仪式; 礼拜 the religious services held in a church
3. [S]神职,牧师的职位 the profession of the priests and people employed for religious reasons
4. [U]教权 religious power as compared with stated power
5. [C]教派,教会 the organization of Christian believers, or of any of the various branches of Christianity

• attend (a) church去做礼拜
• enter a church就神职,做牧师
• establish a church建立教会〔教派〕
• give up the church辞去圣职
• go into a church就神职,做牧师
• go to (a) church去做礼拜
• join the church担任圣职
• neglect church忽视教会

• famous church著名的教堂
• free church自由教会
• local church地方教堂
• the Broad C-广教派
• the Catholic C-天主教会
• the Christian C-基督教会
• the Christian Science C-基督教科学教会
• the Congregational church(基督教)公理会
• the Eastern C-东正教
• the High C-高派教会
• the Low C-低派教会
• the Orthodox C-东正教
• the Western C-天主教,罗马公教

• village church乡村教堂

• at church在教堂做礼拜
• in church在教堂做礼拜

• the C- of Scotland苏格兰教会

catholic church天主教；天主教会；天主教堂；大公教会

in church在教堂

go to church（去教堂）做礼拜

roman catholic church罗马天主教会；罗马公教

church of england英国国教

at church在教堂；做礼拜

orthodox church n. 东正教；希腊正教

new church n. 新教堂

anglican church 英国国教（等于Church of England）

church tower教堂塔；塔形教堂

presbyterian church基督教长老会

episcopal church苏格兰圣公会；美国新教圣公会

mother church母教会

eastern orthodox church [宗]东正教（等于Orthodox Eastern Church）

church of scotland（苏格兰正式定为国教的）苏格兰长老会

eastern church东正教会

parish church教区教堂

high church高教会派（英国国教的一派）

established church n. 国教；英国国教；圣公会

orthodox eastern church东正教（是与天主教、新教并立的基督教三大派别之一）

1. Church begins at 9 o' clock.
   礼拜仪式9点开始。
2. Christians go to church on Sundays.
   基督教徒每个星期日到教堂去做礼拜。
3. Everyone in church knelt in prayer.
   教堂里每个人都跪着祈祷。
4. I'm just going to the church to see the priest.
   我正要去教堂去见见牧师。
5. The Church has a duty to condemn violence.
   基督徒有责任谴责暴力。

1. She loves church music.
   她喜爱教堂音乐。