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Churches / Le Chiese
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ENGLISHITALIAN
abbey l’abbazia
altar l’altare
arch la volta
baptism il battesimo
Baroque lo stile barocco
bell la campana
candlestick il candelabro
cathedral la cattedrale
cemetery il cimitero
chapel la cappella
choir il coro
Christ Cristo
church la chiesa
churchyard il camposanto
clergyman il sacerdote
communion la comunione
confess (verb) confessare
confession la confessione
convent il convento
cross la croce
crucifix il crocefisso
crypt la cripta
cupola la cupola
denomination la denominazione
dome la cupola
font il fonte battesimale
fresco l’affresco
God Dio
Gospel il Vangelo
Gothic lo stile gotico
grave la fossa
High Mass la messa solenne
Jewish ebraico
mass la messa
monastery il monastero
mosaic il mosaico
nave la navata
organ l’organo
pillar la colonna
portal il portale
priest il prete
procession la processione
pulpit il pulpito
religion la religione
religious religioso
Romanesque lo stile romanico
sacristan il sagrestano
sacristy la sagrestia
sarcophagus il sarcofago
sermon la predica
service la funzione religiosa
Stations of the Cross la Via Crucis
statue la statua
synagogue la sinagoga
tomb la tomba
tower la torre


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