Church

/t͡ʃɜːt͡ʃ/

चर्च; गिरजाघर; (समूह/संस्था के रूप में) कलीसिया; ईसाई समुदाय/संप्रदाय; (विस्तार से) संगठित धर्म

Origin & History

From Old English cirice/cyrice, from West Germanic, ultimately from Greek kyriakon (dōma) ‘the Lord’s (house)’.

पुरानी अंग्रेज़ी cirice/cyrice से; पश्चिमी जर्मैनिक के माध्यम से; मूलतः ग्रीक kyriakon (dōma) ‘प्रभु का (घर)’ से।

Definition

A church is (1) a building where Christian worship services happen, (2) the community of Christians (the Church), (3) a local congregation or a particular Christian denomination, and sometimes (4) organized religion as an institution (e.g., church and state).

चर्च का अर्थ (1) वह भवन है जहाँ ईसाई उपासना/धार्मिक सेवाएँ होती हैं, (2) ईसाइयों का सामूहिक आध्यात्मिक समुदाय (कलीसिया), (3) स्थानीय मंडली या किसी विशेष ईसाई संप्रदाय, और कभी-कभी (4) संस्था के रूप में संगठित धर्म (जैसे चर्च और राज्य) भी होता है।

Parts of Speech

Noun:
There is a lovely little church in the valley.
Noun:
Many constitutions enshrine the separation of church and state.
Verb:
In earlier times, women were churched after childbirth in some traditions.

Usage Examples

There is a lovely little church in the valley.
These worshippers make up the Church of Christ.
She goes to church every Sunday.
The Church of England separated from the Roman Catholic Church in 1534.
They joined a local church to meet other believers.
The debate focused on the role of the church in politics.

Related Forms

Adjective
Churchly / Unchurched

Idioms & Phrases

Go to church
चर्च में उपासना/धार्मिक सेवा में जाना
Church and state
धर्म-संस्था (चर्च) और राज्य/सरकार
Separation of church and state
धर्म और राज्य का पृथक्करण
Take someone to church
किसी को कड़ी डाँट लगाना/समझाइश देना