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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

  1. noun A building used for Christian worship.
  2. noun A religious service held for Christian worship.
  3. noun A particular Christian denomination or organized branch of Christianity.
  4. noun Christians collectively, or organized religion viewed as an institution.

congregation — full definition

  1. noun The group of people gathered for worship at a church, synagogue, mosque, or other place of worship.
  2. noun Any large gathering of people or things.

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