iglesia

church

Hyphenated as

i‧gle‧sia

Pronounced as (IPA)

/iˈɡlesja/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish: eglesia

Inherited from Latin: ecclēsia

In summary

Inherited from Old Spanish eglesia (9th century), a semi-learned descendant of Vulgar Latin eclesia, from Latin ecclēsia, from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía, “assembly”).

Concepts

church

⛪

temple

kirk

chapel

house of worship

place of worship

🛐

clergy

church building

religious organization

religious organisation

religion

organized religion

church

⛪

church

⛪

church-building

faith

mosque

🕌

priesthood

synagogue

🕍

Church

⛪

Synonyms

templo

capilla

religión

organización religiosa

servicio religioso

clero

fe

Translations

Kirche

⛪

église

⛪

chiesa

⛪

igreja

⛪

kerk

⛪

kościół

església

⛪

εκκλησία

templo

kilise

⛪

ecclesia

⛪

ναός

bedehuis

glèisa

كنيسة

⛪

Sentences

Se juega en la pared de la iglesia .

It is played on the church wall.

Hoy el monumento es lo que queda de la iglesia vieja .

Today the monument is all that remains of the old kirk.

El exterior de la iglesia se ha mantenido prácticamente sin cambios desde entonces .

The exterior of the church has remained virtually unchanged since then.

Poco quedó , así que la congregación construyó una iglesia nueva en el mismo sitio .

Little remained, so the congregation built a new church on the same site.

Tiene su sede en la iglesia de la Anunciación .

It is based in the church of the Annunciation.

Junto a la iglesia se encuentra la casa parroquial .

Next to the church is the parish house.