Churchgrith

/ˈtʃɜːtʃɡrɪθ/ noun

Definition

In medieval law, the sanctity or inviolability of a church as a sanctuary; the right of asylum or protection granted to refugees within church grounds.

Etymology

Compound of 'church' and Old English 'grith' (meaning 'peace,' 'asylum,' or 'sanctuary'), from Proto-Germanic roots related to 'grid.' The word appears in medieval English legal and ecclesiastical texts.

Kelly Says

Churchgrith was a medieval loophole—if you committed a crime, you could literally walk into a church and be legally untouchable. Kings hated this power but had to respect it, so it became a constant source of medieval political tension and dramatic standoffs.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ቤተ ክርስቲያን ግሪስ
betekristiyan greez
ARالعربية
شحم الكنيسة
shahm al-kanīsah
BNবাংলা
গির্জার গ্রিস
girjar greez
CACatalà
grasa de l'església
GRAH-sah deh lah eh-SGLEH-see-ah
CSČeština
církevní grith
TSEER-keh-vee gree-th
DADansk
kirkegrit
KEER-keh-gree-t
DEDeutsch
Kirchengrith
KEER-chen-GREE-th
ELΕλληνικά
εκκλησιαστικός γριθ
eh-klee-see-ah-STEE-kohs gree-th
ESEspañol
grith de la iglesia
GREE-th deh lah ee-GLEH-see-ah
FAفارسی
چربندهای کلیسا
charbendehaye kelisa
FISuomi
kirkon grith
KEER-kohn gree-th
FRFrançais
grith de l'église
GREE-th duh lay-GLEEZ
GUGU
ચર્ચનું ગ્રીસ
charchnu greez
HAHA
man shan coci
mahhn shahn choh-chee
HEעברית
שומן הכנסייה
shoh-man hah-kneh-SEE-yah
HIहिन्दी
गिरजाघर का ग्रीस
girjaghar ka greez
HUMagyar
templomi grith
tehm-ploh-mee gree-th
IDBahasa Indonesia
gemuk gereja
geh-mook geh-reh-jah
IGIG
ọjị nke ụlọ nsọ
oh-jee nkeh oo-loh nsoh
ITItaliano
grasso della chiesa
GRAH-soh deh-lah KYEH-zah
JA日本語
教会のグリース
kyōkai no gurīsu
KKKK
шіркеулік гріт
shirkeu-liyk grit
KMKM
ប្រេងវិហារ
preng vehear
KO한국어
교회 그리스
gyo-hoe geu-ri-seu
MRMR
चर्चचा ग्रीस
charchcha greez
MSBahasa Melayu
gemuk gereja
geh-mook geh-reh-jah
MYမြန်မာ
ဘုရားကျောင်းရှိ ဂရစ်
paya-kyang-shi gree-t
NLNederlands
kerkgrit
KEHRK-gree-t
NONorsk
kirkegrit
KEER-keh-gree-t
PAPA
ਚਰਚ ਦਾ ਗ੍ਰੀਸ
charch da greez
PLPolski
kościelny grith
koh-STYEL-nee gree-th
PTPortuguês
grith da igreja
GREE-th dah ee-GREH-zah
RORomână
grăsimea bisericii
GRAH-see-meh-ah bee-seh-REE-see
RUРусский
церковный грит
tserkovnyy grit
SVSvenska
kyrkgrit
SHEERK-gree-t
SWKiswahili
mafuta ya kanisa
mah-FOO-tah yah kah-NEE-sah
TAதமிழ்
தேவாலய கிரீஸ்
thevaalaya greez
TEతెలుగు
చర్చి గ్రీసు
charchi greezu
THไทย
น้ำมันโบสถ์
nam-man boh-sot
TLTL
grasa ng simbahan
GRAH-sah nang see-mbah-hahn
TRTürkçe
kilise grithi
kee-lee-seh gree-thee
UKУкраїнська
церковний гріт
tserkovnyy grit
URاردو
گرجا کا گریس
girja ka greez
VITiếng Việt
mỡ nhà thờ
moh nha thoh
YOYO
ọjị ile ijọsin
oh-jee ee-leh ee-joh-sin
ZH中文
教堂的润滑剂
jiào táng de rùn huá jì
ZUZU
amafuta einkolo
ah-mah-FOO-tah ee-nkoh-loh

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