seurakunta — meaning in English
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English meaning
- church noun A building used for Christian worship.
- congregation noun The group of people gathered for worship at a church, synagogue, mosque, or other place of worship.
- parish noun A local church community and the district it serves.
Senses
seurakunta is used for these senses in English:
- church (uncountable) Organized religion in general or a specific religion considered as a political institution.
- congregation A gathering of faithful in a temple, church, synagogue, mosque or other place of worship. It can also refer to the people who are present at a devotional service in the building, particularly in contrast to the pastor, minister, imam, rabbi etc. and/or choir, who may be seated apart from the general congregation or lead the service (notably in responsory form).
- parish A civil subdivision of a British county, often corresponding to an earlier ecclesiastical parish.
- parish church A church that serves as the religious centre of a parish; the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches.
church — full definition
- noun A building used for Christian worship.
- noun A religious service held for Christian worship.
- noun A particular Christian denomination or organized branch of Christianity.
- noun Christians collectively, or organized religion viewed as an institution.
congregation — full definition
- noun The group of people gathered for worship at a church, synagogue, mosque, or other place of worship.
- noun Any large gathering of people or things.