igreja

Meaning

1. (feminine) church (a house of worship)
2. (feminine) a Christian denomination

Hyphenated as

i‧gre‧ja

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/iˈɡɾe.ʒɐ/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese igreja, from Latin ecclēsia (“church”), from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía, “congregation”). Cognate with Galician igrexa, Spanish iglesia Catalan església, Occitan glèisa, French église, and Italian chiesa. Doublet of eclésia, a borrowing.