makanitha

n. · class 6/12

1. churches. Churches. Christian congregations or assemblies; communities of believers who gather for worship. Plural form borrowed and adapted from Greek/English 'church' via Swahili 'kanisa'.

Example: Ũrĩa ũrĩ gũtũ, nĩakĩigue ũrĩa Roho arera makanitha. (“‘“Whoever has ears ought to hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”’); Ũrĩa ũrĩ gũtũ, nĩakĩigue ũrĩa Roho arera makanitha. (“‘“Whoever has ears ought to hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”’)