| 单词 | church ship |
| 释义 | > as lemmaschurch ship church ship n. now chiefly historical a ship used as or converted into a church, esp. one used for missionary work. ΚΠ 1704 J. Chamberlayne Chamberlayne's Angliæ Notitia (ed. 21) ii. xvi. 227 The Officers and their Servants are by no means neglected; but are duly instructed on board their Church-Ships, Chapels in the Yards, or Neighbouring Churches. 1849 Church of Eng. Mag. 3 Mar. 146 There is now a church-ship in the Thames; and at several other ports there are others; and both individuals and societies have bestirred themselves to carry the gospel message to those that traverse the mighty ocean. 1927 H. B. Wright God & Groceryman in Harold Bell Wright Trilogy (2008) 425 They recognize that their church ship has been in its day a safe and seaworthy craft..but they sadly recognize that the time has come when they must look elsewhere for a vessel adequate to these present-day religious needs. 1996 B. Nightingale Seven Rivers to Cross xiii. 214 The Kristina was elderly, wooden and previously used for coaling and as a church ship. < as lemmas |
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