église

See also: eglise and Église

French

Etymology

From Middle French eglise, from Old French eglise, esglise, from Vulgar Latin *eclesia, from Latin ecclēsia, from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía, “gathering”).

Cognate with Catalan església, Italian chiesa, Portuguese igreja, Spanish iglesia

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /e.ɡliz/
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Noun

église f (plural églises)

(architecture, Christianity) church

Synonyms

mosquée (Islam)
synagogue (Jewish)
temple (generic, Protestant)

Descendants

Antillean Creole: légliz
Guianese Creole: légliz
Haitian Creole: legliz
Karipúna Creole French: legliz
Louisiana Creole French: legliz
Seychellois Creole: legliz
→ Tayo: leglis

Further reading

“église” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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