Latvian

Baznīca (1)

Noun

baznīca f (4th declension)

1. church (building used for worship by Christians)

   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

2. church (organization of Christian believers belonging to one denomination)

   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

3. (usually singular) church (the set of religious groups and institutions in a country)

   šķirt baznīcu no valsts‎ ― to separate church from state

Declension

See also

• abatija
• kapela
• klosteris

References

1. ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “baznīca”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7