churchgoer
/ˈtʃɜːtʃɡəʊə/noun
उच्चारण चर्च्गोअ
नियमित रूप से चर्च जाने वाला व्यक्ति
Core word
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a person who goes to church services regularly
नियमित रूप से चर्च जाने वाला व्यक्ति
- Her grandparents were regular churchgoers.
- Churchgoers gathered early on Christmas morning.
- The village's churchgoers gather every Sunday.
+ 2 more examples
- He was never a churchgoer, but he liked the music.
- A group of churchgoers walked slowly home after the service.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
churchgoer (countable noun)
A churchgoer is a person who goes to church regularly. It is written as one word and is countable: churchgoers.
Churchgoer वह व्यक्ति है जो नियमित रूप से चर्च जाता है। यह एक शब्द के रूप में लिखा जाता है और countable है: churchgoers।
- Radhika's neighbour is a regular churchgoer.
- Hundreds of churchgoers filled the hall on Christmas Eve.
regular / occasional churchgoer
Adjectives such as regular, devout and occasional show how often the person attends. Without an adjective, the word usually means someone who goes often.
Regular, devout और occasional जैसे adjectives बताते हैं कि व्यक्ति कितनी बार जाता है। Adjective के बिना इसका अर्थ प्रायः बार-बार जाने वाला व्यक्ति होता है।
- He is only an occasional churchgoer, mostly at Easter.
- The old lady was a devout churchgoer for sixty years.
churchgoers + plural verb
A plural subject takes a plural verb. The group word congregation can take a singular or plural verb.
Plural subject के साथ plural verb आती है। समूहवाची शब्द 'congregation' के साथ singular या plural verb आ सकती है।
- The churchgoers were singing hymns.
- The congregation is large today.
churchgoer vs worshipper vs parishioner
A churchgoer attends church; a worshipper prays in any faith; a parishioner belongs to a particular parish.
Churchgoer चर्च में उपस्थित होता है; worshipper किसी भी धर्म में पूजा करता है; parishioner किसी विशेष parish का सदस्य होता है।
- Every parishioner is a churchgoer, but not every churchgoer lives in the parish.
+Collocations 5
adjective + churchgoer
regulardevoutfaithfuloccasionallifelong
- A devout churchgoer, she never missed the Sunday prayer.
verb + churchgoer
bebecomeremaingreetwelcome
- The priest welcomed the churchgoers at the door.
churchgoer + noun
communitynumberscrowdfamilytradition
- Churchgoer numbers rise sharply at Christmas.
group of churchgoers
a crowd ofhundreds ofa fewmost of the
- Hundreds of churchgoers gathered on Easter morning.
place and time
on Sundaysat Christmasin the morningat the cathedral
- Churchgoers dress neatly on Sundays.
“More examples 5
- My grandmother is a regular churchgoer in Mangalore.
मेरी दादी मंगलुरु में नियमित रूप से चर्च जाती हैं।
- The church bell called the churchgoers to the morning service.
चर्च की घंटी ने चर्च जाने वालों को सुबह की प्रार्थना के लिए बुलाया।
- Not every Christian is a regular churchgoer.
हर ईसाई नियमित रूप से चर्च जाने वाला नहीं होता।
- Radhika interviewed an old churchgoer for her school project.
राधिका ने अपने स्कूल प्रोजेक्ट के लिए एक बुज़ुर्ग churchgoer से बातचीत की।
- The churchgoers lit candles at the end of the service.
प्रार्थना के अंत में चर्च आने वालों ने मोमबत्तियाँ जलाईं।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He is a church goer.
✓ He is a churchgoer.
The standard spelling is one word.
सही वर्तनी एक ही शब्द में है।
✗ Many churchgoers was present at the service.
✓ Many churchgoers were present at the service.
Churchgoers is plural, so it takes were.
Churchgoers plural है, इसलिए 'were' आता है।