Iglesia ni Cristo

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • INCinitialism
  • Iglesia ni Kristo
  • Iglesya ni Kristo

Etymology

Literally, Church of Christ.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔiɡˌlesja ni ˈkɾisto/ [ʔɪɡˌlɛː.ʃɐ n̪ɪ ˈkɾis.t̪o]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ʔiɡˌlesja ni ˈkɾisto/ [ʔɪɡˌlɛs.jɐ n̪ɪ ˈkɾis.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -isto
  • Syllabification: Ig‧les‧ia ni Cris‧to

Proper noun

Iglesia ni Cristo (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜄ᜔ᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜌ ᜈᜒ ᜃ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜓ)

  1. Iglesia ni Cristo (an independent Nontrinitarian Christian church in the Philippines)
    Synonym: (colloquial, slang) iglesya

Noun

Iglesia ni Cristo (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜄ᜔ᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜌ ᜈᜒ ᜃ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜓ)

  1. (by extension) member of