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evangelical
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adjective
relating to or being a Christian church believing in personal conversion and the inerrancy of the Bible especially the 4 Gospels
evangelical Christianity
an ultraconservative evangelical message
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adjective
of or pertaining to or in keeping with the Christian gospel especially as in the first 4 books of the New Testament
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adjective
marked by ardent or zealous enthusiasm for a cause
church
Noun
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A church is a building where Christians gather and pray to God.
The church across the street has a service at 10 am.
Christian churches and Buddhist temples exist alongside each other.
Though she prayed and attended church, as she got older she often wondered why God didn't do anything.
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A church is a particular kind of religious belief or power.
They asked for the help of the Catholic Church.
At the time I moved from the Baptist Church to the Pentecostal Church I was about sixteen years old.
Jesus Christ established a church in which men and women were equal.
This country was founded on the idea of separation of church and state.
People tend to leave because they don't accept certain church teachings.
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A Christian religious organization, local or general.
The Church (referring to the dominant religious organization of a particular time or place).
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Church is a time when Christians go to a church.
I'll be there after church.
Church
Proper Noun
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(used with "the") A specific church denomination such as the Catholic Church.
The Catholic Church is just around the corner.
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A surname.
Mr.Church donated the painting.
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
the
Determiner
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Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist.
Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book."
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Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special.
Are you the John Smith that I went to school with?
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Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned
The poor are always with us.
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Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs.
You are the best.
Augsburg
properNoun
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As a substantive adjective: Of or related to Augsburg
confession
Noun
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A confession is when someone admits to doing something.
He gave a confession about the problem.
in
Preposition
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Used to show that something is inside something else.
The cat is in the box.
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Used to show that someone is at home, or is available.
Is John in?
The Doctor is now in.
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Used to show movement towards the inside.
The rain came in through the window.
Slovakia
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noun
a landlocked republic in central Europe; separated from the Czech Republic in 1993