Collocations for "church"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "church" in context.
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church
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [Catholic, Protestant, Methodist, Anglican] church
- a [Gothic, Roman, medieval] church
- a [community, local, parish] church
- always [go to, attend] church on Sundays
- [go to, have] church at [9:00]
- [pray, worship] at church
- [talk, pay attention, listen, sleep] during church
- [saw, talked to] her at church [today, this morning]
- be quiet, church is starting
- was [talking, reading, singing] during church
- the Church of [England, God]
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- the oldest church in [England, France, the world]
- this church was [built, organized, founded] in [1909]
- is a leader [in, of] the church
- a minister of the church
- was baptized into the church
- [conflict, harmony, understanding] between the Church and the government
- the separation of church and state
- a church [fundraiser, gathering, event]
- UK: the church fête
- during the church service
- in the church [bulletin, announcements]
- is a church [leader, member, organizer, minister]
- the church [hall, organ, choir]
- church [pews, benches, wine]
- UK: as poor as a church mouse
'church' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Gospel
- Ministry
- Sunday
- altar
- announcement
- artwork
- attend
- basement
- bead
- bell
- bigotry
- bishop
- bolt
- break
- brother
- bundle
- cast
- ceiling
- cemetery
- chant
- choir
- collect
- collection
- convert
- dean
- devote
- dirty
- division
- dome
- dot
- dwarf
- faithful
- fidget
- flock
- fold
- follower
- graveyard
- groundbreaking
- hallow
- haunting
- induction
- intervene
- marriage
- married
- marry
- masonry
- meeting
- minister
- mouse
- near