Kirchengemeinschaft

church community; denomination

noun KEER-khn-guh-myn-shaft Rare

Also means

church fellowship

Usage Note

Kirchengemeinschaft refers both to the local community of a church and, theologically, to the fellowship between churches recognising each other's sacraments: zur Kirchengemeinschaft gehören, die ökumenische Kirchengemeinschaft.

Examples

"Die beiden Kirchen strebten eine engere Kirchengemeinschaft an."

Natural Translation

The two churches strived for a closer church fellowship.

Literal Translation

The both churches strived a closer church fellowship at.

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