eglise

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See also: église and Église

Middle French

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Etymology

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Old French eglise.

Noun

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eglise f (plural eglises)

  1. church

Descendants

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  • French: église (see there for further descendants)

Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin *eclesia, from Ecclesiastical Latin ecclēsia, from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía, gathering).

Noun

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eglise oblique singularf (oblique plural eglises, nominative singular eglise, nominative plural eglises)

  1. church (building dedicated to religious practice; usually Christian)

Descendants

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References

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  • Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (eglise, supplement)