Gia Tô giáo

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 耶穌教, composed of 耶穌 (“Jesus”) and 教 (“religion”), from Japanese 耶蘇教 (Yasokyō). Used in early Japanese documents for "Christianity", with an alternative form 耶蘇宗 (Yasoshū, literally “Jesus sect”). In Chinese, it means "Protestantism" specifically. For the spelling with <gi>, see Gia Tô.

Noun

Gia Tô giáo

  1. Eggcorn of Da Tô giáo; misspelling of Da Tô giáo; synonym of Ki-tô giáo (“Christianity”)
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