כנסייה
Hebrew
Alternative forms
- כְּנֵסִיָּה (defective spelling)
Noun
כְּנֵסִיָּה
כנסייה \ כְּנֵסִיָּה • (knesiá) f (plural indefinite כנסייות \ כְּנְסִיּוֹת, singular construct כנסיית \ כְּנְסִיַת־)
- A church: a building or other place where Christians congregate to pray.
- 2009 March 11, "כנסייה מהתקופה הביזנטית התגלתה ליד נס הרים" (online news article: k'nesiá meihat'kufá habizántit hitgaltá l'yád nes harím, "A church from the Byzantine period was discovered next to Nes Harim"), Haaretz.
- A church or Church: a movement of Christianity.
Related terms
- בֵּית כְּנֶסֶת (beit knéset, “a synagogue”)
References
- “כנסיה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language.
Further reading
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