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darken a church doorto go to church for a service.Rate it:

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broad churchA wide scope of philosophies and ideas.Rate it:

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Poor as a Church MouseTo be in very poor condition, poverty- strickenRate it:

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poor as a church mouseVery poor to a point of starving or begging.Rate it:

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sweating like a whore in church.Sweating profusely, especially due to nervousness.Rate it:

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spare the rod and spoil the childIf one does not discipline a child, he or she will never learn obedience and good manners.Rate it:

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devil's advocateA canon lawyer appointed by the Church to argue against the canonization of the proposed candidate.Rate it:

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back in the game To return to a particular industry or disciplineRate it:

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go through the millTo experience the suffering or discipline necessary to bring one to a certain degree of knowledge or skill, or to a certain mental state.Rate it:

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gueux comme un rat d'égliseAs poor as a church mouse.Rate it:

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hell weekThe week during which new members are required to undergo undignified rites of initiation or gruelling discipline in order to be accepted into a fraternity, sorority, secret society, military group, etc.Rate it:

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house of GodA church.Rate it:

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il en prendrait sur l'autelHe would rob a church.Rate it:

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il est gueux comme un rat d'égliseHe is as poor as a church mouse.Rate it:

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Kinder, Küche, Kirche"children, kitchen, church"; the traditional woman's realm.Rate it:

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know every trick in the bookto know all there is to be known about a certain discipline.Rate it:

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milites coercere et in officio continere (B. C. 1. 67. 4)to keep good discipline amongst one's men.Rate it:

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milites disciplina coercereto keep good discipline amongst one's men.Rate it:

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modestia (opp. immodestia)discipline (insubordination).Rate it:

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more Catholic than the PopeAdhering more stringently to Roman Catholic practices and doctrine than is required by church doctrine.Rate it:

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près de l'église, loin de dieuThe nearer the church, the farther from God.Rate it:

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près du moûtier, à messe le dernierThe nearer the church, the farther from God.Rate it:

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read oneself inTo read about the Thirty-nine Articles and the Declaration of Assent; required of a clergyman of the Church of England when he first officiates in a new benefice.Rate it:

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severa disciplina continerito be brought up under strict discipline.Rate it:

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so mote it beMay it be thus: a formula once used in ancient church and pagan rituals, and now used to conclude spells in Wicca.Rate it:

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Sunday bestA person's finest clothing, especially the clothes one reserves to wear to church on Sunday.Rate it:

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