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church bell

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Noun1.church bellchurch bell - a bell in a church tower (usually sounded to summon people to church); "church bells were ringing all over town"
church service, church - a service conducted in a house of worship; "don't be late for church"
bell - a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck


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The sexton therefore took him into his house, and he had to ring the church bell.
Fairy Tales by Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm View in context
One night, as he lay in bed, the winds had carried to him the clangoring of the church bell as some enthusiast jerked the rope frantically to tell the twisted news of a great battle.
The Red Badge of Courage by Crane, Stephen View in context
He boasted that he had never dwelt where he might not safely fell every tree he could view from his own threshold; that the law had rarely been known to enter his clearing, and that his ears had never willingly admitted the sound of a church bell.
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