词汇 | megachurch |
释义 | megachurch noun[ C ] (alsomega-church, mega church)uk /ˈmeɡ.ə.tʃɜːtʃ/ us /ˈmeɡ.ə.tʃɝːtʃ/ a church with a very large number of members, often with conservative(= disliking social change) or evangelical(= emphasizing the importance of the Bible) Christian beliefs: He lost his faith after his accident, while his former girlfriend went the opposite way and joined a megachurch. Coral Ridge Presbyterian grew into a mega-church with nearly 10,000 members. Compare super-church The evangelical megachurch, one of the country's largest and fastest growing, is launching an ambitious expansion. If the current rate of growth continues, it eventually will be a mega-church of 2,000 members. The church I attended was a mega church with over 2500 in attendance weekly. The former professional football player turned megachurch pastor spoke before a stadium-size crowd of evangelical Christians. Religions & religious groups Abrahamic African Methodist Episcopal Church AME anti-Catholicism anti-Christianity evangelicalism faith-based Free Church Gnosticism neo-paganism non-established paganism Pentecostalism Pentecostalist Sunni super-church Taoism Taoist the God squad totemism |
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