emäseurakunta

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • (historical) mother parish main parish in an area, which may have or has had subordinate parishes
  • (historical) parish founded by an apostle

Etymology

Affix from Finnish emä (mother, womb, dam) + Finnish seurakunta (parish).

Origin

Finnish

seurakunta

Gloss

parish

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