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ˈFaith Churches N pl REL

Faith Churches
Glaubenskirchen pl

I. church <pl -es> [tʃɜ:tʃ, Am tʃɜ:rtʃ] N

1. church (building):

church
Kirche f <-, -n>
church
Gotteshaus nt <-es, -häuser>
to go to [or attend]church
in die [o. zur] Kirche gehen

2. church (body of worshippers):

church
Kirche[ngemeinde] f

3. church no pl (organization):

the Church
die Kirche
the Anglican/Catholic Church
die Anglikanische/Katholische Kirche
the Free Church
die Freikirche
to enter [or go into] the Church
Geistlicher werden

4. church no pl (service):

church
Gottesdienst m <-(e)s, -e>

II. church [tʃɜ:tʃ, Am tʃɜ:rtʃ] N modifier

1. church (of church organization):

church
kirchlich
church
Kirch[en]-
church elder
Kirchenälteste(r) f(m) <-n, -n; -n, -n>
church fête esp Brit
Kirchenbasar m
church function
Kirchenveranstaltung f
church wedding
kirchliche Trauung

2. church (of a church building):

church (bells, steps, walls)
Kirchen-
church pew
Kirchenbank f <-, -bänke>
church porch
Kirchenportal nt
church steeple (tower)
Kirchturm m <-(e)s, -türme>
church steeple (spire on top of tower)
Kirchturmspitze f <-, -n>

Phrases:

as poor as a church mouse
arm wie eine Kirchenmaus inf

church ˈhall N esp Brit

church hall
Gemeindesaal m <-(e)s, -säle>

ˈchurch ser·vice N

church service
Gottesdienst m <-(e)s, -e>

ˈchurch tax N

church tax
Kirchensteuer f <-, -n>

es·tab·lished ˈchurch N

established church
Staatskirche f <-> kein pl

ˈFree Church N Brit

Free Church
Freikirche f <-, -n>

I. High ˈChurch N

High Church
High Church f (Richtung der anglikanischen Kirche)

II. High ˈChurch ADJ

High Church
High Church-
to be High Church
der High Church angehören

Low ˈChurch N

Low Church
Low-Church f (puritanisch-protestantische Richtung in der Anglikanischen Kirche)

Ortho·dox ˈChurch N no pl

the Orthodox Church
die christlich orthodoxe Kirche

par·ish ˈchurch N

parish church
Pfarrkirche f <-, -n>

church tax N TAX

church tax
Kirchensteuer f

Church of ˈEng·land N Brit

Church of England
Kirche f von England
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