gereja

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay ݢريجا (gereja, “church”), from Portuguese igreja, from Old Galician-Portuguese igreja, from Latin ecclēsia, from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía, “congregation”). Doublet of eklesia.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ɡəˈred͡ʒa/ [ɡəˈre.d͡ʒa]

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• Rhymes: -ed͡ʒa
• Syllabification: ge‧re‧ja

Noun

gêrèja (plural gereja-gereja)

1. (Christianity) church:
   2. (countable) a Christian house of worship; a building where Christian religious services take place.
   3. (uncountable) Christians collectively seen as a single spiritual community; Christianity; Christendom.
   4. (countable) a particular denomination of Christianity.
   5. (countable) a local group of people who follow the same Christian religious beliefs, local or general.
2. (Christianity) congregation:
   1. a gathering of faithful in a temple, church, synagogue, mosque or other place of worship. It can also refer to the people who are present at a devotional service in the building, particularly in contrast to the pastor, minister, imam, rabbi etc. and/or choir, who may be seated apart from the general congregation or lead the service (notably in responsory form).
   2. a corporate body whose members gather for worship, or the members of such a body.

Synonyms

• eklesia
• jemaat

Affixed terms

• bergereja
• gerejawi
• kegerejaan
• pergerejaan
• segereja

Compounds

• Gereja Presbiterian
• gereja tua Asei
• gereja tua Malak
• Gereja Tugu

Further reading

• “gereja” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

gereja

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese igreja, from Old Galician-Portuguese igreja, from Latin ecclēsia, from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía, “congregation”).

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /ˈɡərəd͡ʒə/ [ˈɡə.rə.d͡ʒə]
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /ˈɡərəd͡ʒa/ [ˈɡə.rə.d͡ʒa]
• Rhymes: -ed͡ʒə, -d͡ʒə, -ə, -a

Noun

gereja (Jawi spelling ݢرجا or ݢريجا, plural gereja-gereja)

1. (Christianity) church (a house of worship)

Descendants

• Indonesian: gereja

Further reading

• “gereja” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.