How do you use the word "church" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "church": Tonight we're going to church. We could hear the donnnng ... donnnng of the church bells nearby.

Church Meaning

/ˈt͡ʃɜːt͡ʃ/

Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounA Christian house of worship; a building where Christian religious services take place.

nounChristians collectively seen as a single spiritual community; Christianity; Christendom.

Sentence Examples

Tonight we're going to church.

We could hear the donnnng ... donnnng of the church bells nearby.

The procession moved into the church.

CEFR Practice Quiz

The old stone ____ stands at the center of the quiet village.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

We usually attend local ____ services on Sunday morning every week.

Word Origin & History

From Middle English chirche, from Old English ċiriċe (“church”), from Proto-West Germanic *kirikā, an early borrowing of Ancient Greek κυριακόν (kuriakón), neuter form of κυριακός (kuriakós, “belonging to the lord”), from κύριος (kúrios, “ruler, lord”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁- (“to swell, spread out, be strong, prevail”). Doublet of kirk. Additional etymological information For vowel evolution, see bury. Ancient Greek κυριακόν (kuriakón) was used of houses of Christian worship since circa 300 CE, especially in the East, though it was less common in this sense than ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía, “congregation”) or βασιλική (basilikḗ, “royal thing”). An example of the direct Greek-to-Germanic progress of many Christian words, possibly via the Goths; it was probably used by West Germanic people in their pre-Christian period. Cognate with Scots kirk (“church”), West Frisian tsjerke (“church”), Saterland Frisian Säärke (“church”), Dutch kerk (“church”), German Kirche (“church”), Danish kirke (“church”), Swedish kyrka (“church”), Norwegian Bokmål kirke, Norwegian Nynorsk kyrkje (“church”), and Faroese and Icelandic kirkja (“church”). Also picked up by Slavic, via Old High German chirihha (compare Old Church Slavonic црькꙑ (crĭky), Bulgarian църква (cǎrkva), Russian це́рковь (cérkovʹ)). Romance and Celtic languages use descendants of Latin ecclēsia.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"He got the message and was in church the next Sunday. We need to stay in church with the fellowship of others in order to keep the fire of faith burning brightly." — 2007, John R. Dodd, Bucky and Friends, page 117:

"Many young people find their only role models of family life in church." — 2007, Bill Gibson, The Ultimate Church Sound Operator's Handbook, page 78:

"As they actively get involved in ministry, lay ministry becomes vigorous, and new believers will settle in church with more ease." — 2008, Yil Gyoung Kang, Enhancing understanding the church through preaching on ..., page 61:

"she had very many adults in church with whom she could talk about issues in life." — 2009, Christian Smith with Patricia Snell, Souls in Transition, page 194:

"Ruthie had left the church disappointed , reluctant to give up the idea that she was chosen by God to become a saint . But within a month she had sinned by lying , masturbating , and coveting Sarah 130 • Beu Marshall." — 2004, Bev Marshall, Right as Rain, Ballantine Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 130:

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