Churchward

/ˈtʃɜːtʃwərd/ adverb

Definition

Toward the church; in the direction of the church.

Etymology

From church + -ward (a suffix meaning 'toward' or 'in the direction of'). The -ward suffix comes from Old English -weard, meaning 'turned toward.'

Kelly Says

The -ward suffix is why English has directional words like 'forward,' 'backward,' 'homeward'—it's one of the oldest adverbial patterns, but we mostly use it now only in poetry or formal contexts, preferring 'toward' and 'in the direction of.'

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ቤተ ክርስቲያን አስተዳደር
be-te k-ris-ti-an as-te-da-der
ARالعربية
رئيس الكنيسة
ra-ees al-ken-i-sa
BNবাংলা
মন্দিরের প্রধান
man-dir-er pro-dha-an
CACatalà
administrador de l'església
ad-min-is-tra-dor de l'es-g-le-sia
CSČeština
hospodář kostela
hos-pa-dar ko-ste-la
DADansk
kirkevært
kir-ke-vaert
DEDeutsch
Kirchenvorsteher
kir-chen-vors-te-her
ELΕλληνικά
υπεύθυνος της εκκλησίας
y-pe-v-tho-nos ti-es ek-kle-sias
ESEspañol
vigilante de la iglesia
vi-gil-an-te de la i-gles-ia
FAفارسی
مدیر کلیسا
di-ri-tor ke-li-sa
FISuomi
kirkonhoitaja
kir-kon-hoi-ta-ja
FRFrançais
gardin de l'église
gar-din de l'e-glise
GUGU
મંદિરના સંચાલક
man-dir-na san-cha-lak
HAHA
shugaban masallaci
shu-ga-ban ma-sa-la-ci
HEעברית
מנהל הכנסייה
me-na-al ha-knes-iya
HIहिन्दी
चर्च का प्रबंधक
charch ka pra-man-dak
HUMagyar
templomfelügyelet
tem-plom-fel-u-gye-let
IDBahasa Indonesia
penjaga gereja
pen-ja-ga je-re-e
IGIG
ọkọ ụlọ ụka
o-ko u-lo u-ka
ITItaliano
custode della chiesa
cus-to-de della chie-sa
JA日本語
教会の責任者
kyoukai no sekinin-sha
KKKK
жұмысшылар
jyu-mys-sha-lar
KMKM
អ្នកគ្រប់គ្រងវត្ត
a-nk k-ra-b-k-ra-ng vat
KO한국어
교회 관리자
gyohoe man-a-ri-ja
MRMR
मंदिराचे व्यवस्थापक
man-di-ra-che be-vyas-tha-pak
MSBahasa Melayu
penjaga gereja
pen-ja-ga je-re-e
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောင်းအုပ်
kyawng-a-up
NLNederlands
kerkrentmeester
kerk-ren-mees-ter
NONorsk
kirkeverge
kir-ke-ver-ge
PAPA
ਗurdwara ਦਾ ਪ੍ਰਬੰਧਕ
gur-d-wara da pra-ban-dhak
PLPolski
administrator kościoła
ad-min-is-tra-tor ko-s-t-o-ła
PTPortuguês
vigia da igreja
vi-gia da i-gye-ra
RORomână
administrator al bisericii
ad-min-is-tra-tor al bi-se-ri-cii
RUРусский
служитель церкви
slu-zhi-tel tserk-vi
SVSvenska
kyrkovärd
kyr-kov-ard
SWKiswahili
mhasibu wa kanisa
m-ha-si-bu wa ka-ni-sa
TAதமிழ்
சபை மேலாளர்
sa-bai me-la-a-lar
TEతెలుగు
వెస్ట్ అధినేత
ves-t ad-hi-ne-ta
THไทย
ผู้ดูแลโบสถ์
phoo-doo-la bot
TLTL
tagapangalaga ng simbahan
ta-ga-pan-ga-la-ga ng sim-ba-han
TRTürkçe
kilise bekçisi
ki-li-se bek-ci-si
UKУкраїнська
служитель церкви
slu-zhi-tel tserk-vi
URاردو
مَسجد کا سربراہ
mas-jid ka sar-bra-h
VITiếng Việt
người quản lý nhà thờ
nguoi quan-ly nha tho
YOYO
ọba ile-ẹkọ
o-ba ile-e-ko
ZH中文
教堂管理者
jiao tang guan-li-zhe
ZUZU
umshayeli webutho
um-sha-ye-li we-bu-tho

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