Iglesia ni Cristo

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• INC — initialism
• 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 yod coalescence) /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 Iglesia ni Cristo