Wiktionary simplewiktionary https://simple.wiktionary.org/wiki/Main_Page MediaWiki 1.47.0-wmf.11 case-sensitive Media Special Talk User User talk Wiktionary Wiktionary talk File File talk MediaWiki MediaWiki talk Template Template talk Help Help talk Category Category talk TimedText TimedText talk Module Module talk Event Event talk 0 4289 561090 541431 2026-07-15T13:39:58Z Minorax 27347 561090 wikitext text/x-wiki {{wikipedia}} {{BE850}} {{BNC1000HW}} {{also|Church}} === Pronunciation === * {{UK}} {{IPA|/t͡ʃɜːt͡ʃ/}} * {{US}} {{IPA|/t͡ʃɝt͡ʃ/}} * {{audio|en-uk-church.ogg|UK}} * {{audio|en-us-church.ogg|US}} == Noun == {{noun|church|churches}} [[File:St Mary's Catherdral, Perth.JPG|thumb|right|A picture of a '''church'''.]] # {{uncountable}} The '''Church''' is [[Christian]]s gathering to praise and be with God. # {{countable}} A '''church''' is a building where [[Christian]]s gather and [[pray]] to God. #: ''The '''church''' across the street has a service at 10 am.'' #: ''Christian '''churches''' and Buddhist temples exist alongside each other.'' #: ''Though she prayed and attended '''church''', as she got older she often wondered why God didn't do anything.'' # {{countable}} A '''church''' is a particular kind of religious belief or power. #: ''They asked for the help of the Catholic '''Church'''.'' #: ''At the time I moved from the Baptist '''Church''' to the Pentecostal '''Church''' I was about sixteen years old.'' #: ''Jesus Christ established a '''church''' in which men and women were equal.'' #: ''This country was founded on the idea of separation of '''church''' and state.'' #: ''People tend to leave because they don't accept certain '''church''' teachings.'' # {{countable}} A Christian religious [[organization]], local or general. #: ''The Church (referring to the dominant religious organization of a particular time or place).'' # {{uncountable}} '''Church''' is a [[time]] when Christians go to a church. #: ''I'll be there after '''church'''.'' === Synonyms === * [[cathedral]] * [[chapel]] * [[mosque]] * [[synagogue]] * [[temple]] [[Category:Places of worship]] [[Category:Christianity]] n431vksnzfhjifvru0es32j5dx0nqad 0 11887 561089 500151 2026-07-15T13:39:40Z Minorax 27347 561089 wikitext text/x-wiki === Pronunciation === * {{US}} {{IPA|/ˈt͡ʃɝt͡ʃɪz/}} * {{UK}} {{IPA|/ˈtʃɜːt͡ʃɪz/}} * {{audio|en-us-churches.ogg|US}} == Noun == {{noun|2=churches}} # {{plural of|church}} hm601o45oo2bz3iff89v3ji5jbizhrg 0 14110 561091 405458 2026-07-15T13:40:10Z Minorax 27347 561091 wikitext text/x-wiki === Pronunciation === * {{IPA|/ˈbrɪŋz/}} * {{audio|en-us-brings.ogg|US}} == Verb == {{verb2|bring|brings|brought|brought|bringing}} # {{third-person singular of|bring}} f65jeyk7s6bg8sgcm9ds6g7lbsvvbq3