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1 ♦ church
♦ church /tʃɜ:tʃ/A n. [cu]1 chiesa ( edificio e luogo di culto): the frescoes in this church, gli affreschi di questa chiesa; to go to church, andare in chiesa; ( anche) essere praticante; parish church, parrocchia; pieve2 ( spesso Church) Chiesa, chiesa ( comunità di cristiani): the Orthodox Church, la Chiesa ortodossa; the Church of Rome, la Chiesa di Roma; la Chiesa cattolica; the separation of church and state, la separazione tra Chiesa e Stato; to enter the Church, prendere gli ordini; farsi preteB a.1 (attr.) di chiesa; della chiesa; ecclesiastico; parrocchiale; clericale; religioso: the church bells, le campane della chiesa; church service, servizio divino; funzione religiosa; church choir, coro di chiesa; church register, registro parrocchiale; church burial, sepoltura religiosa; church party, partito clericale; church property, beni ecclesiastici; church wedding, matrimonio in chiesa; matrimonio religioso2 (pred.) (antiq.) anglicano ( di contro a chapel, «nonconformista»): Are they church or chapel?, sono anglicani o nonconformisti?● (in GB) Church Commissioners, commissari ecclesiastici (nominati dal Governo, gestiscono le risorse finanziarie della Chiesa anglicana) □ Church father, padre della Chiesa □ (fam. USA) church key, apriscatole con la punta a triangolo □ the Church Militant, la Chiesa militante □ the Church of England (o English Church, Anglican Church), la Chiesa anglicana NOTE DI CULTURA: Church of England: nata nel 1534 con l' ► «Act of Supremacy» (► act), la Chiesa anglicana ha mantenuto gran parte delle strutture e della liturgia della tradizione cattolica. Nel corso dei secoli si sono formate due correnti al suo interno: la High Church, più conservatrice e vicina alla Chiesa cattolica, e la Low Church, più rigorosamente protestante □ (relig.) the Church of Scotland, la Chiesa di Scozia NOTE DI CULTURA: Church of Scotland: è la chiesa ufficiale scozzese, a organizzazione presbiteriana; secondo il Trattato di unione tra Scozia e Inghilterra del 1707 è indipendente dallo Stato e quindi anche dalla Chiesa anglicana. È chiamata anche the Kirk □ church planting, fondazione di nuove chiese □ church school, scuola religiosa □ (ling.) Church Slavonic, slavo ecclesiastico □ church square, sagrato □ the Church Triumphant, la Chiesa trionfante □ as poor as a church mouse, povero in canna □ to be received into the Catholic Church, convertirsi al cattolicesimo.
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Church militant and church triumphant — The Church Militant and the Church Triumphant by Andrea da Firenze In Christian theology, the Christian Church, or Church Universal, is traditionally divided into: the Church Militant (Ecclesia M … Wikipedia
Church triumphant — Triumphant Tri*um phant, a. [L. triumphans, p. pr. of triumphare: cf. F. triomphant. See {Triumph}, v. i.] [1913 Webster] 1. Rejoicing for victory; triumphing; exultant. [1913 Webster] Successful beyond hope to lead ye forth Triumphant out of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
The Church — The Church † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Church The term church (Anglo Saxon, cirice, circe; Modern German, Kirche; Sw., Kyrka) is the name employed in the Teutonic languages to render the Greek ekklesia (ecclesia), the term by which… … Catholic encyclopedia
the Church Militant — the body of living Christian believers, regarded as striving to combat evil on earth (contrasted with the Church Triumphant in heaven). → church … English new terms dictionary
Church triumphant — Church Church (ch[^u]rch), n. [OE. chirche, chireche, cherche, Scot. kirk, from AS. circe, cyrice; akin to D. kerk, Icel. kirkja, Sw. kyrka, Dan. kirke, G. kirche, OHG. chirihha; all fr. Gr. kyriako n the Lord s house, fr. kyriako s concerning a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Triumphant, The Church — The Church in Heaven. See Church Catholic … American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia
church triumphant — the dead A Christian use, especially of those who are considered to have well served the church militant here on earth, while the less devoted or martial among us are doomed to languish among the vanquished … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
church triumphant — noun Usage: often capitalized C&T : members of the church who have died and are regarded as enjoying eternal happiness through union with God compare church militant, church suffering * * * Theol. those Christians in heaven who have triumphed… … Useful english dictionary
Science and the Church — • Dicsusses the relationship between the two subjects Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Science and the Church Science and the Church … Catholic encyclopedia
Church Triumphant — The souls in Paradise who have perfect consummation and bliss in God s presence … Dictionary of church terms
church triumphant — Theol. those Christians in heaven who have triumphed over evil and the enemies of Christ. Cf. church militant. [1545 55] * * * … Universalium