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12. Parishioner and congregant refer to members of a particular local faith community. The requirements for membership, of course, vary considerably, but for the most part, simply attending services at a church does not make one a parishioner or congregant of that church any more than visiting a country makes one a citizen of it.
The word church without an article refers to a worship event or activity. Where I live in the United States, “I went to the church” and “I went to church” have distinct meanings. The first means I went to a building that is a church; the second means I participated in religious activities (probably at a church).
civic Of, relating to, or belonging to a city, a citizen, or citizenship; municipal or civil. and. civil (not comparable) Having to do with people and government office as opposed to the military or religion. This could be construed as excluding the Catholic Church (and including government). So, what, if any, is a good definition of 'civic ...
15 Ιουν 2017 · 1.4 A Christian congregation or body of believers, especially one under the charge of a particular minister. ‘Thomas addressed his flock’. Meanwhile, congregation is more specific: congregation. NOUN. A group of people assembled for religious worship. ‘the singing of psalms by the whole congregation’. 1.1 A group of people regularly ...
Examples of this would be the Baptists, the Church of Scotland, or the Methodists. They tend to use words like pastor, minister or often just elder or teaching elder. This name derives from the Greek word presbyter meaning elder, the literal meaning being that everyone is the same but the wiser older ones set the standards.
6 Νοε 2019 · Let's have some church fits the same pattern. It feels colloquial because "some church" is an unusual collocation, but within the larger pattern it makes sense. Absent context, it would mean initiating a church service, or more colloquially the music or gravitas a church service brings.
20 Δεκ 2016 · I'd extend this to local bodies as well as the Church Universal. This is the same usage as say 'Parliament' for the body. However, the non-specific building (turn left at the church with the crooked spire) and less specific non-concrete usages (He attends church) use the common noun. –
10 Φεβ 2017 · The usage of the term vicarious meaning: experienced as a result of watching, listening to, or reading about the activities of other people, rather than by doing the activities yourself: She took a vicarious pleasure in her friend's achievements. (Cambridge Dictionary) appears to have developed only in the English language.
15 Μαρ 2016 · amen corner A coterie of fervent believers or ardent followers, so-called from the place in a church, usually near the pulpit, occupied by those who lead the responsive amens. A person in the amen corner is, figuratively speaking, a disciple or devotee; often a yesman or sycophantic toady.
9 Απρ 2017 · Classically, "you" has had both the singular and plural roles, and if a distinction had to be made, the phrase "all of you" or "you all" is correct for the plural. The dual meaning is likely French in origin; the pronoun "vous" in French, in addition to being the general second-person plural, is also used as a polite second-person singular.
