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eglise

eglise

See also: église and Église

Middle French

Noun

eglise f (plural eglises)

  1. church

Descendants


Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *eclesia, from Ecclesiastical Latin ecclēsia, from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía, gathering).

Noun

eglise f (oblique plural eglises, nominative singular eglise, nominative plural eglises)

  1. church (building dedicated to religious practice; usually Christian)

Descendants

References

  • (fr) Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (eglise, supplement)