DARKEN A CHURCH DOOR

Meaning of DARKEN A CHURCH DOOR in English

attend church, go to a church service

He never darkens a church door except to attend funerals.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

DARKEN A CHURCH DOOR — attend church, go to a church service He never darkens a church door except to attend funerals.
English Idioms vocab
DARKEN — obscurar; (grow ~) obsourijar
English interlingue dictionary
DARKEN — verb (~ed; ~ing) Date: 14th century intransitive verb to grow dark ; become obscured , to become gloomy , transitive …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CHURCH — I Building for Christian worship. The earliest Western churches were based on the plan of the Roman basilica . In …
Английский словарь Британика
CHURCH — I. ˈchərch, -ə̄ch, -əich noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English chirche, from Old English cirice; akin to Old Saxon …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOOR — ˈdō(ə)r, -ȯ(ə)r, -ōə, -ȯ(ə) noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English dor, from Old English, door, gate & Middle English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
DARKEN — (v. i.) To grow or darker.
Английский словарь Webster
DARKEN — (a.) To make foul; to sully; to tarnish.
Английский словарь Webster
DARKEN — (a.) To cast a gloom upon.
Английский словарь Webster
DARKEN — (a.) To cloud, obscure, or perplex; to render less clear or intelligible.
Английский словарь Webster
DARKEN — (a.) To render dim; to deprive of vision.
Английский словарь Webster
DOOR — — doorless , adj. /dawr, dohr/ , n. 1. a movable, usually solid, barrier for opening and closing an entranceway, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DARKEN — — darkener , n. /dahr"keuhn/ , v.t. 1. to make dark or darker. 2. to make obscure. 3. to make …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHURCH — /cherrch/ , n. 1. a building for public Christian worship. 2. public worship of God or a religious service in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHURCH — I. ˈchərch noun Etymology: Middle English chirche, from Old English cirice, ultimately from Late Greek kyriakon, from Greek, neuter of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DARKEN — verb ( dark·ened ; dark·en·ing ˈdär-kə-niŋ) Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. : to grow dark : become obscured the …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DARKEN — vi to grow or darker. 2. darken ·adj to cast a gloom upon. 3. darken ·adj to render dim; to …
Webster English vocab
CHURCH — noun a jewish or heathen temple. 2. church ·noun the collective body of christians. 3. church ·noun a building set …
Webster English vocab
CHURCH — [church] n [ME chirche, fr. OE cirice, ultim. fr. LGk kyriakon, fr. Gk, neut. of kyriakos of the lord, fr. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DOOR — barrier of wood, stone, metal, glass, paper, leaves, hides, or a combination of materials, installed to swing, fold, slide, or …
Britannica English vocabulary
CHURCH — in architecture, a building designed for Christian worship. The earliest churches were based on the plan of the pagan Roman …
Britannica English vocabulary
DARKEN — darken BrE AmE ˈdɑːk ə n AmE \ ˈdɑːrk- ▷ darken|ed d ▷ darken|ing ‿ɪŋ ▷ darken|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CHURCH — church, Church BrE AmE tʃɜːtʃ AmE tʃɝːtʃ ▷ churched tʃɜːtʃt AmE tʃɝːtʃt ▷ churches ˈtʃɜːtʃ ɪz -əz AmE ˈtʃɝːtʃ əz …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DOOR — / dɔː(r); NAmE / noun 1. a piece of wood, glass, etc. that is opened and closed so that people …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DARKEN — / ˈdɑːkən; NAmE ˈdɑːrk-/ verb 1. to become dark; to make sth dark : [ v ] The sky began …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHURCH — / tʃɜːtʃ; NAmE tʃɜːrtʃ/ noun 1. [ C ] a building where Christians go to worship : a church tower …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DARKEN — dark ‧ en /ˈdɑːkən $ ˈdɑːr-/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ dark , darkened, darkening; noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CHURCH — church S1 W1 /tʃɜːtʃ $ tʃɜːrtʃ/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: cirice , from Late Greek …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DOOR — n. 1 a a hinged, sliding, or revolving barrier for closing and opening an entrance to a building, room, cupboard, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DARKEN — v. 1 tr. make dark or darker. 2 intr. become dark or darker. ønever darken a person's door keep away …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CHURCH — n. & v. --n. 1 a building for public (usu. Christian) worship. 2 a meeting for public worship in such …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DOOR — n. 1 a a hinged, sliding, or revolving barrier for closing and opening an entrance to a building, room, cupboard, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DARKEN — v. 1 tr. make dark or darker. 2 intr. become dark or darker. never darken a person's door keep away …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CHURCH — n. & v. n. 1 a building for public (usu. Christian) worship. 2 a meeting for public worship in such …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DOOR — n.1 a a hinged, sliding, or revolving barrier for closing and opening an entrance to a building, room, cupboard, etc. …
Oxford English vocab
DARKEN — v. 1. tr. make dark or darker. 2 intr. become dark or darker. Phrases and idioms: never darken a person's …
Oxford English vocab
CHURCH — n. & v. --n. 1. a building for public (usu. Christian) worship. 2 a meeting for public worship in such …
Oxford English vocab
DOOR — ( doors) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A door is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DARKEN — ( darkens, darkening, darkened) 1. If something darkens or if a person or thing darkens it, it becomes darker. The …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHURCH — ( churches) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A church is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHURCH — (~es) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A ~ is a building …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
DOOR
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DARKEN — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES sb’s face darkens (= they start to look angry or threatening ) ▪ She handed …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CHURCH — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a church bell ▪ She woke on Sunday morning to the sound of church bells. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DOOR — [noun] [C] - a flat, usually rectangular, object, often fixed at one edge, that is used to close the entrance …
Cambridge English vocab
CHURCH — (ORGANIZATION) [noun] - an official Christian religious organization All the local churches were represented at the memorial service. [C]Christian Aid …
Cambridge English vocab
CHURCH — n. African Methodist Episcopal Church AME Church Christ Church of Church of Christ Scientist church and state church mode Church …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CHURCH — n. In Christian doctrine, the religious community as a whole, or an organized body of believers adhering to one sect's …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DOOR — See: AT DEATH'S DOOR, AT ONE'S DOOR, CLOSED-DOOR, CLOSE ITS DOORS, CLOSE THE DOOR or BAR THE DOOR or SHUT …
Slang English vocab
DARKEN — verb Darken is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ brow , ↑ expression , ↑ eye , ↑ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CHURCH — noun 1 building where Christians go to worship ADJECTIVE ▪ local , parish , village ( esp. BrE ) VERB …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
DOOR — See: AT DEATH'S DOOR, AT ONE'S DOOR, CLOSED-DOOR, CLOSE ITS DOORS, CLOSE THE DOOR or BAR THE DOOR or SHUT …
Словарь английских идиом
CHURCH — â The derivation of the word is generally said to be from the Greek kuriakon (kuriakon) "belonging to the Lord." …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
DOOR — сущ. 1) а) дверь; дверца; дверной проем to answer the door ≈ открыть дверь (на стук или звонок) to shut …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DARKEN — гл. 1) а) темнеть (особ. о приближении темного времени суток) Syn : darkle, grow dark, grow dim б) затемнять, скрывать; …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHURCH — 1. сущ. 1) церковь to consecrate, dedicate a church ≈ освящать церковь one of Britain's most historic churches ≈ одна …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DOOR — door.ogg dɔ: n 1. 1> дверь front /street/ door - парадная дверь back door - чёрный ход sliding door - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DARKEN — darken.ogg ʹdɑ:k(ə)n v 1. делать тёмным, затемнять ( тж. перен. ) darkened room - затемнённая комната to darken smb.'s light …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CHURCH — church.ogg 1. tʃɜ:tʃ n 1. 1> церковь; храм, преим. христианский to go to church - а) ходить в церковь; б) …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DOOR — 1) дверь; дверца, дверка 2) заслонка 3) крышка ( мартеновской печи ) 4) проём; люк 5) метал. завалочное окно; загрузочное …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
DOOR — 1) дверь; дверца, дверка 2) заслонка 3) крышка (мартеновской печи) 4) проём; люк 5) метал. завалочное окно; загрузочное окно • door hinged crosswise — ж.-д. крышка …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО

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