"церковь не в брёвнах, а в рёбрах" meaning in All languages combined

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Proverb [Russian]

Forms: це́рковь не в брёвнах [canonical], а в рёбрах [canonical], cérkovʹ ne v brjóvnax [romanization], a v rjóbrax [romanization]
Etymology: Literally, “church is not in the logs, but in the ribs” (with logs referring to wooden churches, like e.g. in Kizhi Pogost). A rhyming proverb. According to Vladimir Dahl, the proverb originates from Doukhobor community. Perhaps was popularized because of Dahl, as he mentioned this proverb. Etymology templates: {{m-g|church is not in the logs, but in the ribs}} “church is not in the logs, but in the ribs”, {{lit|church is not in the logs, but in the ribs}} Literally, “church is not in the logs, but in the ribs” Head templates: {{head|ru|proverb|head=це́рковь не в брёвнах, а в рёбрах}} це́рковь не в брёвнах, а в рёбрах • (cérkovʹ ne v brjóvnax, a v rjóbrax)
  1. Christian faith and lifestyle is more important than participation in church service Wikipedia link: Kizhi Pogost, Vladimir Dahl
    Sense id: en-церковь_не_в_брёвнах,_а_в_рёбрах-ru-proverb-utTlCAjT Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Russian entries with incorrect language header, Russian proverbs
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