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die Kirche

noun · /ˈkɪʁçə/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German kirche, from Old High German kirihha, from Proto-West Germanic *kirikā.

Translation

  1. church (building) feminine

    Wir gehen zu der Kirche, weil es heute Sonntag ist.

    We're going to church, because today is Sunday.

    Heute Abend gehen wir in die Kirche.

    Tonight we're going to church.

    Sogar Leute, die nicht an die katholische Kirche glauben, verehren den Papst als ein symbolisches Oberhaupt.

    Even people who don't believe in the Catholic church venerate the Pope as a symbolic leader.

  2. church (organised religion, especially Catholicism) feminine
  3. an assembly feminine, obsolete

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominative Kirche Kirchen
Accusative Kirche Kirchen
Dative Kirche Kirchen
Genitive Kirche Kirchen

Kirche

noun ·

Translation

  1. church source:freedict-eng-deu-dictd
  2. church source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
  3. church service; worship service; divine service; service; church source:dictcc-tuchemnitz-de-en