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Word: Church
Speech Type: Noun
Old English cir(i)ce, cyr(i)ce, related to Dutch kerk and German Kirche, based on medieval Greek kurikon, from Greek kuriakon (dōma) ‘Lord's (house)’, from kurios ‘master or lord’. Compare with kirk
tʃəːtʃ
a building used for public Christian worship
Short Definition:building used for public Christian worship
Examples:- the church was largely rebuilt at the end of the 15th century
- some people go to church every Sunday
- after church we went to a restaurant
- St Luke's Church
Word: Church
Speech Type: Verb
tʃəːtʃ
take (a woman who has recently given birth) to church for a service of thanksgiving.
Short Definition:take to church for service of thanksgiving
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