天主教

Chinese

the Lord of Heaven; God teach; teaching; religion
trad. (天主教) 天主
simp. #(天主教) 天主

Etymology

From the fact the term “God” is translated as 天主 (Tiānzhǔ) in Catholic bibles (Studium Biblicum Version), contrary to 上帝 (Shàngdì) in Protestantism.

Pronunciation


Proper noun

天主教

  1. Catholicism
    天主教天主教   Dōng Yí Tiānzhǔjiào   Eastern Catholic Churches
    改信天主教 [MSC, trad. and simp.]
    Tā gǎixìn Tiānzhǔjiào le. [Pinyin]
    He converted to Catholicism.

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Derived terms

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

天主教 • (cheonjugyo) (hangeul 천주교)

  1. Alternative form of 天主敎 (Catholic Church)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Proper noun

天主教

  1. chữ Hán form of Thiên Chúa giáo (Catholicism).
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