Is church a feminine or masculine noun?

Answer 1

The English language does not use gender words; all nouns are neuter and take neuter verbs. English uses different words for a male or a female person or animal, such as mother and father.

The word pastor is a profession or a title for a male or a female person.

Answer 2

In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for male or female, for example man and woman or rooster and hen.

The noun church is neuter, having no gender.

Answer 3

In certain contexts, tradition refers to the Church using feminine pronouns such as "She" and "Her." This anthropomorphization is common in religious and poetic language, where the Church is often seen as a motherly figure nurturing and guiding its followers. Similarly, this convention is sometimes applied to vessels and boats, especially in maritime traditions, where ships are referred to using feminine pronouns as well, like "She" and "Her." It's a linguistic and symbolic tradition that has been used to convey a sense of care, protection, and guidance.

Answer 4

2 Thes 2:7

The church is called a man (Eph. 2:15; 4:13) and the body of Christ (1 Cor. 12:12-13, 27, Eph. 1:22- 23; Col. 1:18, 24). Because Christ is a man, it would not be proper to compare His body to that of a woman, a lady, a virgin, a bride, and is not referred to by feminine pronouns; and since the church is called a man and the body of Christ who is a man, the church can be referred to by the pronoun he.

The church is the only one of the three hin- derers of lawlessness that will be taken out of the world.

We must, therefore, conclude that the he or the hinderer of lawlessness of 2 Th. 2:7 must refer to the church being taken out of the world..