(1)教堂(building made for public Christian worship)[C]：build a new～盖一座新教堂;The～was empty.教堂里空无一人。I went to the～to see the carvings.我去那座教堂看雕刻了。a～service/steeple礼拜/教堂的尖顶;

(2)礼拜(仪式)(public Christian worship in such a building)[U]：I never went to～.我从未去做礼拜。be in/be at/attend～在/在/去做礼拜;come from～做礼拜回来;C～begins/is at 9 o'clock.礼拜9点开始。do sth after～做完礼拜后做某事;

(3)教会，全体基督教教徒(all Christians regarded as a group)[C，the C～]：He belongs to the C～.他是教徒。be received into the C～被吸收为教徒;

(4)(基督教的)教派(specified group of Christians)[C，C～]： the Anglican/Catholic/Methodist/Baptist C～圣公会/天主教会/美以美教会/浸礼教会;the C～of England/Rome英国国教/罗马教会;Established C～国教;

(5)教会(势力)(religious power(as compared with state power))[C，the C～]：the separation of/conflict between (the) C～and (the) State 政教分离/冲突;

(6)教会的职业，圣职人员(profession of the clergy;priests，etc as a group)[C，the C～]：go into/enter/join the C～成为/成为/成为教士;give up/leave the C～放弃/放弃教会职务;

→′churchgoer n 经常去教堂做礼拜的人; ͵church′warden n 教会执事;′churchyard n 教堂庭院(墓地);′churchman n 牧师，教士;′churchwoman n 女牧师，女教士;

【注意】当church 指具体建筑物时，用在介词后要加定冠词 the，如：be at the church(在教堂那里);当church指基督教仪式(礼拜)时，用在介词后不要加定冠词the，如：be at church(在做礼拜)。其他，如：school，university，college，hospital，prison 等也有这种不同用法。