église

French

noun
Definitions
  • (architecture) church

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French eglise inherited from Old French eglise inherited from Latin *eclesia, ecclēsia (church) derived from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία (congregation, assembly, gathering, meeting, those called together).

Origin

Ancient Greek

ἐκκλησία

Gloss

congregation, assembly, gathering, meeting, those called together

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