church
English
/t͡ʃɜːt͡ʃ/, /t͡ʃɝt͡ʃ/
noun
Definitions
- (countable) A Christian house of worship; a building where Christian religious services take place.
- Christians collectively seen as a single spiritual community; Christianity.
- (countable) A local group of people who follow the same Christian religious beliefs, local or general.
- (countable) A particular denomination of Christianity.
- (uncountable) Christian worship held at a church; service.
- (uncountable) organized Organized religion in general or a specific religion considered as a political institution.
- (informal) Any religious group.
- (obsolete) Assembly.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English chirche inherited from Old English ċiriċe (church) inherited from *kirikā derived from Ancient Greek κυριακόν (that which belongs to the Lord) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱewH- (swell, be strong, spread out, prevail).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*ḱewH-
Gloss
swell, be strong, spread out, prevail
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Christ English
- Christchurch English
- Church Father English
- Churchill English
- Churchillian English
- Churchilliana English
- McChurch English
- antichurch English
- chop English
- chopchurch English
- church-goer English
- church-ridden English
- churchane English
- churchdom English
- churchful English
- churchgoer English
- churchgoing English
- churchhouse English
- churchical English
- churchify English
- churchily English
- churchiness English
- churchish English
- churchism English
- churchless English
- churchlessness English
- churchlike English
- churchliness English
- churchling English
- churchload English
- churchly English
- churchman English
- churchmanly English
- churchmanship English
- churchmate English
- churchmouse English
- churchperson English
- churchship English
- churchtown English
- churchwarden English
- churchwardenly English
- churchwardenship English
- churchway English
- churchwide English
- churchwoman English
- churchwomanship English
- churchwork English
- churchy English
- churchyard English
- cyberchurch English
- dechurch English
- dischurch English
- father English
- goer English
- going English
- hill English
- house English
- interchurch English
- man English
- mate English
- megachurch English
- mouse English
- new English
- newchurch English
- nonchurch English
- nonchurchgoer English
- nonchurchgoing English
- nonchurchly English
- parachurch English
- parish English
- parish church English
- person English
- prochurch English
- rechurch English
- superchurch English
- town English
- unchurch English
- unchurchly English
- warden English
- way English
- woman English
- work English
- yard English
- Pater Ecclēsiae Latin
- missa Latin
- Domkirche German
- Dorfkirche German
- Freikirche German
- Grabeskirche German
- Holzkirche German
- Kirche German
- Kirchenbank German
- Kirchenbann German
- Kirchenfenster German
- Kirchenfürst German
- Kirchengemeinde German
- Kirchengestühl German
- Kirchenlatein German
- Kirchenorgel German
- Kirchenpolitik German
- Kirchenprovinz German
- Kirchenschiff German
- Kirchenstaat German
- Kirchensteuer German
- Kirchenvater German
- Kirchgänger German
- Kirchhof German
- Kirchlein German
- Kirchturm German
- Kirchweihe German
- Kirmes German
- Landeskirche German
- Saalkirche German
- Schlosskirche German
- Stabkirche German
- kirchenslawisch German
- kirchlich German
- Oudkerkslavisch Dutch, Flemish
- Ridderkerk Dutch, Flemish
- abdijkerk Dutch, Flemish
- domkerk Dutch, Flemish
- dorpskerk Dutch, Flemish
- hospitaalkerkschip Dutch, Flemish
- huiskerk Dutch, Flemish
- jodenkerk Dutch, Flemish
- kerk Dutch, Flemish
- kerkasiel Dutch, Flemish
- kerkbank Dutch, Flemish
- kerkbestuur Dutch, Flemish
- kerkburcht Dutch, Flemish
- kerkdeur Dutch, Flemish
- kerkdienst Dutch, Flemish
- kerkdorp Dutch, Flemish
- kerkelijk Dutch, Flemish
- kerkendom Dutch, Flemish
- kerkfabriek Dutch, Flemish
- kerkganger Dutch, Flemish
- kerkgebruik Dutch, Flemish
- kerkgenootschap Dutch, Flemish
- kerkhistoricus Dutch, Flemish
- kerkhof Dutch, Flemish
- kerkklok Dutch, Flemish
- kerkkoor Dutch, Flemish
- kerkorde Dutch, Flemish
- kerkorgel Dutch, Flemish
- kerks Dutch, Flemish
- kerkschuur Dutch, Flemish
- kerkstuk Dutch, Flemish
- kerktoren Dutch, Flemish
- kerktuin Dutch, Flemish
- kerkuil Dutch, Flemish
- kerkvader Dutch, Flemish
- kerkvergadering Dutch, Flemish
- kerkvoogd Dutch, Flemish
- kerkvorst Dutch, Flemish
- kerkzaal Dutch, Flemish
- kinderkerk Dutch, Flemish
- kruiskerk Dutch, Flemish
- schuilkerk Dutch, Flemish
- schuurkerk Dutch, Flemish
- staafkerk Dutch, Flemish
- staanderkerk Dutch, Flemish
- staatskerk Dutch, Flemish
- waterstaatskerk Dutch, Flemish
- weerkerk Dutch, Flemish
- zaalkerk Dutch, Flemish
- кирха Russian
- це́рковь Russian
- церквушка Russian
- церковный Russian
- κυριακόν Ancient Greek
- κύριος Ancient Greek
- *ḱewH- Proto-Indo-European
- arbeidskirke Norwegian Bokmål
- baptistkirke Norwegian Bokmål
- domkirke Norwegian Bokmål
- felleskirkelig Norwegian Bokmål
- høgkirkelig Norwegian Bokmål
- høykirkelig Norwegian Bokmål
- kirke Norwegian Bokmål
- kirkebenk Norwegian Bokmål
- kirkefar Norwegian Bokmål
- kirkegjenger Norwegian Bokmål
- kirkegård Norwegian Bokmål
- kirkelig Norwegian Bokmål
- kirkesamfunn Norwegian Bokmål
- kirkeverge Norwegian Bokmål
- sjømannskirke Norwegian Bokmål
- sognekirke Norwegian Bokmål
- statskirke Norwegian Bokmål
- stavkirke Norwegian Bokmål
- Christchurch Portuguese
- domkapitel Swedish
- domkyrka Swedish
- frikyrka Swedish
- kyrka Swedish
- kyrkbänk Swedish
- kyrkklocka Swedish
- kyrkogård Swedish
- kyrkoherde Swedish
- medeltidskyrka Swedish
- stavkyrka Swedish
- stenkyrka Swedish
- träkyrka Swedish
- ödekyrka Swedish
- östkyrka Swedish
- arbeidskyrkje Norwegian Nynorsk
- baptistkyrkje Norwegian Nynorsk
- felleskyrkjeleg Norwegian Nynorsk
- høgkyrkjeleg Norwegian Nynorsk
- kyrkje Norwegian Nynorsk
- kyrkjegard Norwegian Nynorsk
- stavkyrkje Norwegian Nynorsk
- Angelcirice Old English
- Ciricburh Old English
- circe Old English
- ciricbelle Old English
- ciricboc Old English
- ciricbot Old English
- ciricbryce Old English
- ciricbræc Old English
- ciricdor Old English
- cirice Old English
- ciricend Old English
- ciricfriþ Old English
- ciricfultum Old English
- ciricgang Old English
- ciricgemana Old English
- ciricgeorn Old English
- ciricgeriht Old English
- ciricgriþ Old English
- cirichad Old English
- cirichalgung Old English
- cirichata Old English
- cirichyll Old English
- ciricland Old English
- ciriclic Old English
- ciricmangung Old English
- ciricmitta Old English
- ciricmærsung Old English
- ciricnytt Old English
- ciricpæþ Old English
- ciricragu Old English
- ciricran Old English
- ciricsang Old English
- ciricsangere Old English
- ciricsceatt Old English
- ciricsocn Old English
- ciricsteall Old English
- ciricstede Old English
- ciricstig Old English
- cirictid Old English
- cirictun Old English
- ciricwag Old English
- ciricwaru Old English
- ciricweard Old English
- ciricweg Old English
- ciricwica Old English
- ciricwæcce Old English
- ciricwæd Old English
- ciricæwe Old English
- ciricþegn Old English
- ciricþegnung Old English
- ciricþing Old English
- ciricþingere Old English
- heafodcirice Old English
- ċiriċe Old English
- शू Sanskrit
- *chircheli Middle English
- chirche Middle English
- church work Middle English
- churchyard Middle English
- parische chirche Middle English
- kirkja Old Norse
- kirke Danish
- kirkegård Danish
- kirkelig Danish
- *cьrky Proto-Slavic
- Kirkjubær Icelandic
- aðalkirkja Icelandic
- kirkja Icelandic
- क्राइस्टचर्च Hindi
- चर्च Hindi
- kerke Middle Dutch
- chirihha Old High German
- kirihha Old High German
- kerk Afrikaans
- చర్చి Telugu
- църква Bulgarian
- kirche Middle High German
- Kierch Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- Kierchelidd Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- шіркеу Kazakh
- *kirikā gmw-pro
- kirica Old Dutch
- 丘吉爾 Chinese
- 克賴斯特徹奇 Chinese
- khirch Cimbrian
- *ćúHras Proto-Indo-Iranian
- kirika Old Saxon
- Chilbi Alemannic German
- Chilche Alemannic German
- Chile Alemannic German
- kirkia Old Swedish
- kyrkia Old Swedish
- kjȯrk Westrobothnian
- चर्च Marathi
- Kirkburn Scots
- kirk Scots
- kirkward Scots
- црькъвище Church Slavic, Church Slavonic, Old Church Slavonic, Old Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- црькꙑ Church Slavic, Church Slavonic, Old Church Slavonic, Old Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- tsjerke Western Frisian
- tsjerkfaar Western Frisian
- چرچ Urdu
- сиркәү Bashkir
- tsirke Old Frisian
- tzerke Old Frisian
- tzirke Old Frisian
- چېركاۋ Uighur, Uyghur
- sios Tok Pisin
- Säärke Saterland Frisian
- κυριακόν gkm
- κυριακόν (δόμα) gkm
- kirch Mòcheno
- Kaerich Pennsylvania German
- Kaerichhof Pennsylvania German
- Karich Pennsylvania German
- Karichesitz Pennsylvania German
- Karichhof Pennsylvania German
- Kirch Central Franconian
- ಚರ್ಚು Kannada
- coci Hausa
- cōcì Hausa
- kerki Sranan Tongo
- κυριακόν grc-koi
- κυριακόν, κυριακὸν δῶμα grc-koi
- κυριακὸν, κυριακόν grc-koi
- schörk North Frisian
- ceerkav Skolt Sami
- chechi Shona
- tchalitchi Chichewa, Chewa, Nyanja
- ṣọọṣi Yoruba
- sios Pijin
- new
- way
- man
- chop
- yard
- town
- goer
- work
- hill
- mate
- woman
- mouse
- going
- house
- Christ
- parish
- father
- person
- warden
- churchy
- dechurch
- McChurch
- churchly
- rechurch
- unchurch
- churchish
- churchman
- Churchill
- churchful
- nonchurch
- prochurch
- dischurch
- newchurch
- churchily
- churchdom
- churchism
- churchway
- churchify
- churchane
- churchgoer
- churchyard
- churchical
- churchtown
- churchwork
- antichurch
- parachurch
- churchless
- churchship
- churchwide
- churchmate
- megachurch
- unchurchly
- chopchurch
- churchload
- churchlike
- churchling
- churchgoing
- churchmouse
- churchwoman
- nonchurchly
- interchurch
- cyberchurch
- superchurch
- churchhouse
- church-goer
- churchiness
- churchmanly
- Churchillian
- churchwarden
- churchperson
- churchliness
- Christchurch
- parish church
- nonchurchgoer
- Church Father
- church-ridden
- churchmanship
- Churchilliana
- churchlessness
- nonchurchgoing
- churchwardenly
- churchwomanship
- churchwardenship