church bell

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church bell

The church bell rings from the tall tower on Sunday morning.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A bell in a church tower: A large bell, typically housed in the tower or steeple of a church, designed to be heard over a wide area.
    • A bell used for religious summons or marking time: Its primary function is to call people to worship, mark the hours, or signal important events in the life of the church and community.
Usage
  • The singular form "church bell" refers to one such bell.
  • The plural form "church bells" refers to multiple bells, often implying their collective sound.
  • It is commonly used to describe a sound, a physical object, or a symbol of a community.
Examples
  • Noun:
    • The loud church bell woke the entire village at dawn.
    • We could hear the church bells ringing for the wedding ceremony.
    • The old church bell has been silent for decades.
Advanced Usage
  • "To sound/toll the church bell": To ring the bell, often with a slow, solemn rhythm for a funeral or memorial.
    • The sexton tolled the church bell once for each year of the deceased's life.
  • "The peal of church bells": The loud, ringing sound of bells, often in celebration.
    • The air was filled with the joyful peal of church bells on New Year's Day.
Variants and Related Words
  • Bell tower (n): The structure that houses a church bell.
    • The bell tower stood tall against the sky.
  • Steeple (n): A tall tower on a church, often containing bells.
    • The steeple was damaged in the storm.
  • Carillon (n): A set of stationary bells in a tower, played using a keyboard.
    • The university's carillon plays a concert every Sunday.
Synonyms
  • Tower bell: A bell located in a tower.
  • Sacred bell: A bell used for religious purposes (more general).
Related Phrases
  • "As sound as a bell": In perfect condition or health. (Idiom; note: this idiom uses "bell" generally, not specifically "church bell").
    • After the repair, the old engine was as sound as a bell.
  • "For whom the bell tolls": A phrase emphasizing human interconnectedness and mortality, famously from a work by John Donne. It evokes the sound of a funeral bell.
    • The novel's title, For Whom the Bell Tolls, reminds us that any person's death diminishes us all.
church bell

The church bell rings from the tall tower on Sunday morning.

Noun
  1. a bell in a church tower (usually sounded to summon people to church)
    • church bells were ringing all over town