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darken a church door

darken a church door verb: to go to church to attend a service.

Verb

darken a church door (third-person singular simple present darkens a church door, present participle darkening a church door, simple past and past participle darkened a church door)

  1. (idiomatic) To go to church to attend a service.

Forms of darken a church door

third-person singular presentdarkens a church door
present participledarkening a church door
past participledarkened a church door
pastdarkened a church door

Questions about darken a church door

What does darken a church door mean?
Darken a church door means to go to church to attend a service.
What part of speech is darken a church door?
Darken a church door is a verb.
What is the past tense of darken a church door?
The past tense of darken a church door is darkened a church door.

Words near darken a church door in the dictionary

  1. Darke County
  2. Darke Peak
  3. darked
  4. darked up
  5. darken
  6. darken a church door
  7. darken down
  8. darken someone's door
  9. darken someone's doorstep
  10. darken someone's doorway
  11. darken up

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