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church
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + church
the local church
(= the one in a particular area, or near where you live )
• The local church dates from the 12th century.
a parish church
British English (= the main Christian church in a particular area )
• This is the parish church for three villages near here.
a country/town church
• an attractive country church surrounded by trees
a (Roman) Catholic church
• I followed the crowds to the Roman Catholic church for Mass.
verbs
go to church
( also attend church formal ) (= go to a regular religious ceremony in a church )
• Do you go to church?
marry/get married in a church
• I’d like to get married in a church.
church + NOUN
a church service
(= a religious ceremony in a church )
• There’s a church service at 10:30 every Sunday morning.
a church hall
(= a large room in a church )
• The dance was held in the church hall.
church music
• church music for small choirs
church bells
• I could hear the church bells ringing.
a church tower
• I looked at the clock on the church tower.
a church spire/steeple
(= a church tower with a pointed top )
• The tall church spires could be seen from far away.
the church choir
(= a group of people who lead the singing in a church )
• Steve’s a member of the local church choir.
a church wedding
(= in a church )
• She wants to have a church wedding.
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noun building where Christians go to worship ADJ. local, parish, village VERB + CHURCH build | consecrate, found The church was consecrated in 1250. | dedicate The church is dedicated to St Paul. CHURCH + NOUN bells, clock, steeple, tower | hall | fete PREP. at a/the ~ a chamber concert at our local church | in a/the ~ There's an interesting organ in the village church. meeting for public worship in a church VERB + CHURCH attend, go to Do you go to church? CHURCH + NOUN service | music PREP. after/before ~ Come to our place for lunch after church. | at/in ~ Mrs Parsons wasn't at church this Sunday. the Church: all Christians regarded as a group ADJ. early The early Church believed miracles were proof of who Jesus was. VERB + CHURCH enter, go into He went into the Church (= became a priest) when he was 23. | leave He left the Church after a loss of faith. CHURCH + NOUN authorities, leaders, member4 particular group of Christians ADJ. high, low He loves all the high church traditions?incense and processions and vestments. | evangelical, fundamentalist | established (= official), free (= nonconformist) | Christian, etc. CHURCH + NOUN authorities, elder, leader, member PHRASES a member of a church
Oxford Collocations Dictionary