church
/tʃɜːtʃ/noun
उच्चारण चर्च
गिरजाघर, चर्च
Basic wordPYP · asked 5 times
Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
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[C]
a building where Christians go to worship
गिरजाघर, चर्च
- St Thomas Church in Chennai is one of the oldest in India.
- The village has a small white church.
- The old church stands at the top of the hill.
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- We visited a beautiful church in Goa.
- The church bell rings every morning at six.
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[C] Church
a particular group of Christians
ईसाई संप्रदाय, चर्च (संस्था)
- the Catholic Church
- the Church of England
- The church runs several schools in the state.
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- Leaders of the church met to discuss the plan.
- She was brought up in the Church of North India.
Synonyms denomination sect faith communion
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
go to church (no article)
When you mean attending a service, church is used without 'a' or 'the', exactly like 'school' or 'hospital' used for their main purpose.
जब अर्थ प्रार्थना-सभा में जाना हो, तब 'church' से पहले 'a' या 'the' नहीं लगता, जैसे 'school' और 'hospital' के साथ उनके मुख्य उद्देश्य के लिए।
- Radhika's neighbours go to church every Sunday morning.
- After church, the whole family had lunch together.
the church (a particular building)
When you mean the building as a place or landmark, use 'a' or 'the' as with any countable noun.
जब अर्थ केवल इमारत हो, तब किसी भी countable noun की तरह 'a' या 'the' का प्रयोग होता है।
- The church near the station was built in 1890.
- We parked the car behind the church.
the Church (capital C) = the institution
With a capital letter and 'the', it means the organised religious body, its leaders and teachings.
बड़े अक्षर C और 'the' के साथ यह धार्मिक संस्था, उसके नेतृत्व और उसकी शिक्षाओं को दर्शाता है।
- The Church has run schools and hospitals in India for over two centuries.
- Many priests spoke out for the poor.
church + noun (modifier)
Church often acts like an adjective before another noun: church bell, church choir, church hall.
'Church' अक्सर किसी दूसरे noun से पहले adjective की तरह आता है, जैसे church bell, church choir।
- The church bells rang at six o'clock.
- The school held its annual day in the church hall.
+Collocations 4
adjective + church
oldstoneGothicpackedlocal
- The packed church fell silent as the choir began to sing.
verb + church
attendbuildvisitjoinleave
- The community raised funds to build a new church in the village.
church + noun
bellchoirservicesteepleweddinggarden
- Their church wedding was held on a cool December morning.
type of church
parish churchvillage churchcathedral churchmission churchcountry church
- The mission church in Shillong is over a hundred years old.
“More examples 5
- Radhika sings in the church choir every Christmas.
राधिका हर क्रिसमस पर church choir में गाती है।
- The old church on the hill is a favourite spot for photographers.
पहाड़ी पर बना पुराना चर्च फोटोग्राफरों की पसंदीदा जगह है।
- Church and state are kept separate in a secular country.
एक धर्मनिरपेक्ष देश में धर्म-संस्था और राज्य अलग रखे जाते हैं।
- Do you go to church on Christmas Eve?
क्या आप क्रिसमस की पूर्व-संध्या पर चर्च जाते हैं?
- The Church of South India was formed by joining several denominations.
Church of South India का गठन कई सम्प्रदायों को मिलाकर हुआ था।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ They go to the church every Sunday morning.
✓ They go to church every Sunday morning.
For the habit of attending a service, church takes no article.
प्रार्थना-सभा में नियमित रूप से जाने के अर्थ में 'church' से पहले article नहीं लगता।
✗ There are three churchs in our town.
✓ There are three churches in our town.
Nouns ending in -ch add -es to form the plural.
-ch पर समाप्त होने वाले nouns का plural -es जोड़कर बनता है।
✗ He is a priest of Church of North India.
✓ He is a priest of the Church of North India.
The full name of a particular Church needs 'the' before it.
किसी विशेष Church के पूरे नाम से पहले 'the' लगाना आवश्यक है।
¶Idioms 1
(as) poor as a church mouse
very poor
बेहद ग़रीब, फटेहाल
- When he came to the city, he was as poor as a church mouse.
- The family was poor as a church mouse but very happy.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
go to church or go to the church?
Without 'the', church means the service or worship: 'go to church' (to pray). With 'the', it means the building: 'go to the church' (to see it or meet someone there). The same rule applies to school, college, hospital, prison and bed: 'go to school' (to study) but 'go to the school' (to visit).
बिना 'the' के church का अर्थ प्रार्थना है: 'go to church' (प्रार्थना के लिए)। 'The' के साथ इसका अर्थ इमारत है: 'go to the church' (उसे देखने या वहाँ किसी से मिलने)। यही नियम school, college, hospital, prison और bed पर लागू होता है: 'go to school' (पढ़ने) पर 'go to the school' (मिलने)।
§Grammar and usage
Article rule, asked very often: go to church (to worship) versus go to the church (the building).
Article का नियम बहुत पूछा जाता है: go to church (प्रार्थना के लिए) बनाम go to the church (इमारत)।
Keep the places of worship together: temple (Hindu), mosque (Muslim), gurdwara (Sikh), church (Christian), synagogue (Jewish), monastery (Buddhist monks), fire temple (Parsi).
पूजा-स्थल साथ याद रखिए: temple (हिंदू), mosque (मुस्लिम), gurdwara (सिख), church (ईसाई), synagogue (यहूदी), monastery (बौद्ध भिक्षु), fire temple (पारसी)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A Christian place of worship is a church; a large important church is a cathedral; a small one, or a room for prayer, is a chapel; the Christian clergy as a body is the clergy.
ईसाई पूजा-स्थल church; बड़ा महत्वपूर्ण चर्च cathedral; छोटा, या प्रार्थना-कक्ष, chapel; ईसाई पादरियों का समूह clergy।