Meaning of baznīca | Babel Free

Definitions

1. locative singular of baznīca
   feminine, form-of, locative, singular
2. church (building used for worship by Christians)
   declension-4, feminine
3. church (organization of Christian believers belonging to one denomination)
   declension-4, feminine
4. church (the set of religious groups and institutions in a country)
   declension-4, feminine, singular, usually

Equivalents

Examples

“baznīcas zvans, tornis”

church bell, tower

“iet baznīcā”

to go to church

“es skatījos baznīcas baltajā tornī”

I looked at the white church tower

“netālajā Annas baznīcā sāka dūkt ērģeles... lauku draudze dziedāja beigu dziesmu”

in the nearby Anna church the organs began to play... the local congregation began to sing the last song

“luterāņu, katoļu, anglikāņu baznīca”

the Lutheran, the Catholic, the Anglican church

“pareizticīgo baznīca”

the Orthodox church

“kristīgās baznīcas vēsture”

the history of the Christian church

“katoļu baznīcas cīņa pret reformāciju”

the fight of the Catholic church against reformation

“šķirt baznīcu no valsts”

to separate church from state

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