Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
congregation
Spanish translation:
congregación, feligresía
Added to glossary by
Susana Galilea
Jul 19, 2006 05:14
17 yrs ago
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English term
congregation
English to Spanish
Social Sciences
Religion
¿Es correcto hablar de "parroquia", "parroquianos" o "feligreses" tratándose de la Iglesia Presbiteriana? ¿Se prefiere algún otro término? Es para hispanohablantes en EE.UU. Muchas gracias :)
When xxx was founded as xxx Presbyterian Church, it relied on the leadership of founder Rev. xxx and subsequent ministers. Volunteers from the ***congregation*** and surrounding neighborhoods led programs at the chapel, including the kindergarten and Sunday school. The Third Presbyterian Church adopted this small church as its mission in 1882, providing financial support and ministers to serve the ***congregation***.
When xxx was founded as xxx Presbyterian Church, it relied on the leadership of founder Rev. xxx and subsequent ministers. Volunteers from the ***congregation*** and surrounding neighborhoods led programs at the chapel, including the kindergarten and Sunday school. The Third Presbyterian Church adopted this small church as its mission in 1882, providing financial support and ministers to serve the ***congregation***.
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
| 5 +4 | congregación, feligresia |
Francisco Javier Johnson
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| 4 +9 | congregación |
Pablo Grosschmid
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| 5 +1 | iglesia |
Rafael Serrano
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Proposed translations
+4
21 mins
Francisco Javier Johnson
Native in English
&
Spanish
Works in field
Fast, efficient, reliable, certified
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
congregación, feligresia
congregacion is the most appropriate term, feligresia is also applicable to provide linguistical variety
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "muchas gracias a todos/as"
+9
10 mins
Pablo Grosschmid
Spain
Spain
Native in Spanish
Spain
www.grosschmid.eu
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, German to Spanish, French to Spanish, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
72
congregación
no necesariamente tiene la connotación geográfica estrecha, como parroquia
Peer comment(s):
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Ana L Fazio-Kroll
: Sí, creo que es la mejor opción. Parroquial se utiliza más para la Iglesia católica, no en la protestante :) Saludos!
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muchas gracias, Laura
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Pilar Esteban
2 hrs
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muchas gracias, Pilar
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Maria-Jose Pastor
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muchas gracias, María-José
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Roxanna Delgado
7 hrs
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muchas gracias, Roxanna
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Heather Chinchilla
8 hrs
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muchas gracias, Heather
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Maria Itati Encinas
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muchas gracias, itatiencinas
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Anabel Canon
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muchas gracias, María
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Elaine Matos
3 days 11 hrs
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muchas gracias, Elaine
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Ana Juliá
19 days
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muchas gracias, Ana!
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8 hrs
iglesia
Aquí se habla de la iglesia local. En esos contextos los dos términos son intercambiables en inglés, pero en español se prefiere iglesia.
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