gereja

== Indonesian == === Alternative forms === geredja (1901–1947, 1947–1972) gredja (1901–1947) === 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] Rhymes: -ed͡ʒa Syllabification: ge‧re‧ja === Noun === gêrèja (plural gereja-gereja) (Christianity) church: (countable) a Christian house of worship; a building where Christian religious services take place. (uncountable) Christians collectively seen as a single spiritual community; Christianity; Christendom. (countable) a particular denomination of Christianity. (countable) a local group of people who follow the same Christian religious beliefs, local or general. (Christianity) congregation: 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). a corporate body whose members gather for worship, or the members of such a body. ==== Synonyms ==== eklesia jemaat ==== Affixed terms ==== ==== Compounds ==== === Further reading === “gereja”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Malay == === Etymology === Borrowed from Portuguese igreja, from Old Galician-Portuguese igreja, from Latin ecclēsia, from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía, “congregation”). === Pronunciation === (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /ɡəˈred͡ʒə/ [ɡəˈre.d͡ʒə] (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /ɡəˈred͡ʒa/ [ɡəˈre.d͡ʒa] Rhymes: -ed͡ʒə, -d͡ʒə, -ə, -a === Noun === gereja (Jawi spelling ݢرجا or ݢريجا, plural gereja-gereja or gereja2) (Christianity) church (a house of worship) ==== Descendants ==== Indonesian: gereja === Further reading === "gereja" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017