xứ đạo
Definition
- Noun:
- A parish: The primary meaning of "xứ đạo" is a Catholic parish, which is a local church community with its own church building and a priest in charge. It refers to both the geographical territory and the congregation of believers.
- A parish community: It also refers specifically to the collective body of parishioners who belong to that local Catholic community.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Lễ Giáng Sinh ở xứ đạo này rất long trọng. (Christmas mass at this parish is very solemn.)
- Cô ấy là một giáo dân tích cực của xứ đạo. (She is an active parishioner of the parish.)
- Cha xứ mới đã về nhận xứ đạo. (The new parish priest has arrived to take charge of the parish.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is deeply rooted in Vietnamese Catholic culture and often implies a close-knit community with shared religious and social activities.
- It can be used metaphorically to describe a very devout or homogeneous community, similar to "a parish" in English.
Variants and Related Words
Giáo xứ (n): A direct synonym for "xứ đạo," meaning parish.
- Công trình mới được giáo xứ đóng góp xây dựng. (The new construction was funded by contributions from the parish.)
Cha xứ (n): Parish priest.
- Cha xứ đang giảng trong nhà thờ. (The parish priest is preaching in the church.)
Giáo dân (n): Parishioner, lay believer.
- Các giáo dân trong xứ đạo rất nhiệt thành. (The parishioners in the parish are very devout.)
Synonyms
- Parish: A local church community in Christian denominations.
- Congregation: A group of people assembled for religious worship.
Related Idioms and Expressions
Người cùng xứ đạo: A fellow parishioner; someone from the same parish.
- Họ kết hôn với người cùng xứ đạo. (They married someone from the same parish.)
Cả xứ đạo: The entire parish community.
- Sự kiện này đã quy tụ cả xứ đạo. (This event gathered the entire parish.)