churchbell
Tower's bronze voice
A churchbell is a large bell housed in a church tower or steeple, rung to call worshippers to services, mark the hours, or announce significant events like weddings and funerals.
The sound carries across a community, making churchbells traditional markers of time and ceremony: We could hear the churchbells from across the valley.
Usually spelled as two words: church bell.
Tower containing bells
- belltowerStructure housing large chimes
- campanileFreestanding tower for bells
- clapperBell's internal striker
- bronzeCopper-tin alloy
brass · foundry · casting · yoke · crown · mouth · lip · shoulder
Resonant ringing burst
bong · knell · resonance · reverberate · echo · dong · ding-dong · tintinnabulation
Assembled group of worshippers
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- cathedralBishop's principal church
- chapelSmall worship room
- parishLocal church community
steeple · spire · abbey · monastery · convent · sacred · devotion · faithful
Rotating bell sequence patterns
- tollFee for passage
- pealResonant ringing burst
- carillonTuned bronze bell instrument
- bellringerChurch tower performer
Formal court notification
- callContact by phone
- announcementPublic declaration of information
- alarmUrgent warning signal
- warningAlert about danger
curfew · tocsin · death-knell · vespers · matins · hours · canonical · quarter-hour
Marriage rite and feast
- funeralService honoring the dead
- massQuantity of matter
- baptismRitual water purification ceremony
- coronationCeremony installing a sovereign
armistice · celebration · mourning · processional · evensong · feast-day · remembrance · thanksgiving
belfry
Tower containing bells
- belltowerStructure housing large chimes
- campanileFreestanding tower for bells
- clapperBell's internal striker
bronze · brass · foundry · casting · yoke · crown · mouth · lip · shoulder · waist
peal
Resonant ringing burst
clang · bong · knell · resonance · reverberate · echo · dong · ding-dong · tintinnabulation · boom
congregation
Assembled group of worshippers
parish · steeple · spire · abbey · monastery · convent · sacred · devotion · faithful · sabbath
change-ringing
Rotating bell sequence patterns
bellringer · ringer · handbell · method · bob · sally · muffled · guild
summons
Formal court notification
- callContact by phone
- announcementPublic declaration of information
- alarmUrgent warning signal
warning · curfew · tocsin · death-knell · vespers · matins · hours · canonical · quarter-hour · striking
wedding
Marriage rite and feast
coronation · armistice · celebration · mourning · processional · evensong · feast-day · remembrance · thanksgiving · inauguration
churchbellhandbell
Small bell with handle
dinner bell · cowbell · sleigh bell · jingle bell · service bell
churchbellfactory whistle
Loud industrial shift signal
air raid siren · fire alarm · car horn · foghorn · school bell
church, bell, churches, bells, churched, churchly, churchman, churchmen, churchgoer