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gimong

Syllables: gi·mong

gimong noun: a chapel that is under the jurisdiction of a parish, typically in rural areas.

Noun

gimong (plural gimongs)

  1. (Philippines, chiefly Cordillera) A chapel that is under the jurisdiction of a parish, typically in rural areas.
    • “We must all take care of our faith for this will lead us to eternity,” Bendico said in a homily during a welcome mass held May 29 at the gymnasium of the Saint Louis High School-Philex, in this town’s Sitio Padcal, Brgy. Camp 3. “So let us exercise our faith in our gimong, as this enables us to...2017 June 4, PR, “In Philex, Bishop Bendico tells youth to care for environment”, in Amianan Balita Ngayon
    • 4 Tribes, 12 Gimongs, 68 young people, 3 days in 1 City. This is how we described the summer Youth Camp held in St. Joseph Parish in Dagupan City of Tabuk Kalinga. In line with the 2017 Pastoral Theme “Communion of Communities”, the Bukal ng Tipan Youth Unit facilitated an experience of Community...2017 June 21, “Youth Summer Engagement 2017”, in Bukal ng Tipan

Examples of gimong in a sentence

  • “So let us exercise our faith in our gimong, as this enables us to become agents of communion, participation, and mission.” A gimong is a basic ecclesial community (BEC) or a sub-parish.2017 June 4, PR, “In Philex, Bishop Bendico tells youth to care for environment”, in Amianan Balita Ngayon:
  • 4 Tribes, 12 Gimongs, 68 young people, 3 days in 1 City.2017 June 21, “Youth Summer Engagement 2017”, in Bukal ng Tipan:
  • The gimong of Taba-ao celebrated today the 50th feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the titular of the community chapel.2024 June 10, Diocese of Baguio-CURIA, Facebook:

Forms of gimong

pluralgimongs

Origin of gimong

Borrowed from Ilocano gimong.

Questions about gimong

What does gimong mean?
Gimong means a chapel that is under the jurisdiction of a parish, typically in rural areas.
How do you use gimong in a sentence?
“So let us exercise our faith in our gimong, as this enables us to become agents of communion, participation, and mission.” A gimong is a basic ecclesial community (BEC) or a sub-parish.
What part of speech is gimong?
Gimong is a noun.
What is the plural of gimong?
The plural of gimong is gimongs.

Words near gimong in the dictionary

  1. gimmicky
  2. gimmie
  3. gimmigrant
  4. gimmigrants
  5. Gimo
  6. gimong
  7. gimongous
  8. gimongs
  9. gimp
  10. gimp hand
  11. gimp hands

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