Religious Places
2023-05-13
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1Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we will answer a question about different kinds of religious centers.
2Dear teacher,
3I am Saeed from Iran. I am so glad to send you an email. I have a question about differences between a "cathedral" and a "church?"
4Are they the same?
5Thank you,
6Saeed
7This is a great question, Saeed!
8Let's expand this question further to include different religious centers.
9A "church" is a building used by Christians for their religious services.
10Because there are many different denominations of Christians, there are many different kinds of churches.
11A "cathedral" is one kind of Christian church.
12However, a "cathedral" is the main church for an area under the direction of a bishop, a high-level church leader, in the Roman Catholic faith.
13Other Christian groups might also call large churches cathedrals.
14For example, sometimes the term is used in the Eastern Orthodox Church, another form of Christianity based in places like Eastern Europe, Greece, and the Middle East.
15There are many famous cathedrals around the world like Notre Dame in Paris, St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow, and the Cathedral of Brasilia in Brazil's capital.
16Now let's talk about a few different worship and prayer centers for other big religions.
17A "temple" is another form of religious building.
18"Temple" is the English language word for religious centers in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism.
19Temples are places of prayer or worship.
20Sometimes, people who observe Reform Judaism call their religious centers "temples."
21A "mosque" is a place for Muslims to pray.
22Women and men usually have separate places to pray within the same building.
23Muslim holidays and marriages are observed in mosques.
24"Synagogues" are Jewish places of worship. They are for prayer and religious services, ceremonies and study.
25These are not the only places of worship as there are many different religions in the world.
26If you know of a religious center or place of prayer or worship, we have not named, please write to us in the comments below!
27Please let us know if these explanations and examples helped you, Saeed!
28What question do you have about American English? Send us an email at learningenglish@voanews.com
29And that's Ask a Teacher.
30I'm Faith Pirlo.
1Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we will answer a question about different kinds of religious centers. 2Question: 3Dear teacher, 4I am Saeed from Iran. I am so glad to send you an email. I have a question about differences between a "cathedral" and a "church?" 5Are they the same? 6Thank you, 7Saeed 8Answer 9This is a great question, Saeed! 10Let's expand this question further to include different religious centers. 11A "church" is a building used by Christians for their religious services. Because there are many different denominations of Christians, there are many different kinds of churches. 12A "cathedral" is one kind of Christian church. However, a "cathedral" is the main church for an area under the direction of a bishop, a high-level church leader, in the Roman Catholic faith. 13Other Christian groups might also call large churches cathedrals. For example, sometimes the term is used in the Eastern Orthodox Church, another form of Christianity based in places like Eastern Europe, Greece, and the Middle East. 14There are many famous cathedrals around the world like Notre Dame in Paris, St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow, and the Cathedral of Brasilia in Brazil's capital. 15Now let's talk about a few different worship and prayer centers for other big religions. 16A "temple" is another form of religious building. "Temple" is the English language word for religious centers in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism. Temples are places of prayer or worship. 17Sometimes, people who observe Reform Judaism call their religious centers "temples." 18A "mosque" is a place for Muslims to pray. Women and men usually have separate places to pray within the same building. Muslim holidays and marriages are observed in mosques. 19"Synagogues" are Jewish places of worship. They are for prayer and religious services, ceremonies and study. 20These are not the only places of worship as there are many different religions in the world. If you know of a religious center or place of prayer or worship, we have not named, please write to us in the comments below! 21Please let us know if these explanations and examples helped you, Saeed! 22What question do you have about American English? Send us an email at learningenglish@voanews.com 23And that's Ask a Teacher. 24I'm Faith Pirlo. 25Faith Pirlo wrote this lesson for VOA Learning English. 26___________________________________________________________________ 27Words in This Story 28denomination - n. a separate religious group 29faith - n. strong religious belief or strong belief in someone or something 30worship - v. to show respect and love for God or for a god especially by praying, having religious services, etc. 31prayer - n. words spoken to a god or higher being especially in order to give thanks or to ask for something 32__________________________________________________________________ 33Do you have a question for the teacher? We want to hear from you. We have a new comment system. Here is how it works: 34Each time you return to comment on the Learning English site, you can use your account and see your comments and replies to them. Our comment policy is here.