église
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Middle French eglise, from Old French eglise, esglise, from Vulgar Latin *eclesia, from Latin ecclēsia, from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía, “gathering”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /e.ɡliz/
Audio (France (Paris)); “une église”: (file) Audio (France (Saint-Maurice-de-Beynost)): (file) Audio (France (Vosges)): (file) Audio (France (Vosges)): (file) Audio (France (Lyon)): (file)
Noun
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église f (plural églises)
Usage notes
[edit]Traditionally, in Europe, église refers to a Catholic or Orthodox church, with Protestant churches referred to as temples. In Canada, église is used for all Christian churches.
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “église”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
- “église”, in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse
- “église” in Dico en ligne Le Robert.
Anagrams
[edit]Norman
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old French eglise.
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]église f (plural églises)
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- French terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kelh₁-
- French terms inherited from Middle French
- French terms derived from Middle French
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- French terms derived from Old French
- French terms inherited from Vulgar Latin
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