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)

1. (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: legliz
• Seychellois Creole: legliz
• → Tayo: leglis

Further reading

• “église”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• Gisèle
• lièges
• seigle