church year
noun[singular]
(alsoChurch year)uk/ˌtʃɜːtʃ ˈjɪər/us/ˌtʃɝːtʃ ˈjɪr/inChristianity, aperiodof oneyearthat consists of aseriesofreligiousseasons,beginningon the firstSundayinAdvent(= theperiodof fourweeksbeforeChristmas):
（基督教）教会年（由一系列宗教季节组成的一年，从基督降临节的第一个星期日开始）For many congregants, theChristmasproductionsare ameaningfuleventintheirchurchyear.对于许多教徒来说，圣诞节的演出是他们教会年中很有意义的一件事。
The mostimportantcelebrationin theChurchyearisEasterDay.教会年中最重要的庆祝活动是复活节。
Synonym
liturgical year
Compare
civil year
- Among themainfeastsof theChurchyearare theEpiphany, the Purification and Annunciation, theAscension, and the Feast of St Gregory.
- He set himself thetaskof writing newmusicfor everysinglefeastof thechurchyear.
- The offertory, Dextera Domini, is for the thirdSundayafterEpiphanyand otheroccasionsin theChurchyear.
- All threecantatasdatefrom thechurchyearof 1724-25.
Years & yearly
- academic year
- ad
- Anno Domini
- annual
- annually
- bicentenary
- bissextile
- calendar year
- CE
- centenary
- fiscal year
- interannual
- leap year
- liturgical year
- tercentenary
- the Gregorian calendar
- year
- year end
- year-around
- year-round