giáo hội

== Vietnamese == === Alternative forms === giáo-hội === Etymology === Sino-Vietnamese word from 教會, composed of 教 (“teaching; religion”) and 會 (“assembly”). === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zaːw˧˦ hoj˧˨ʔ] (Huế) IPA(key): [jaːw˨˩˦ hoj˨˩ʔ] (Saigon) IPA(key): [jaːw˦˥ hoj˨˩˨] === Noun === giáo hội (Buddhism) a sangha (Buddhist congregation) (Catholicism, Mormonism, Orthodoxy) a church (a particular denomination of Christianity) (uncommon, Protestantism) synonym of hội thánh (“a church”) (a particular denomination of Christianity) ==== Usage notes ==== tăng già seems to emphasize the "community" sense of sangha (similarly to English Christendom), while giáo hội emphasizes the "denomination" sense. === See also === nhà thờ (physical building) hội thánh (“Evangelical church”) giáo xứ giáo hoàng