From root: simba
Usage Note
Panimbahan refers to the established tradition or the act of going to church as a collective habit. It is a more formal term than pagsimba.
Examples
" Lumang panimbahan namin ito. "
Natural Translation
This is our old church practice.
Literal Translation
Old church-practice our this.
" Ito ang kanilang panimbahan. "
Natural Translation
This is their church practice.
Literal Translation
This the their church-practice.
" Tuwing Linggo, sinusunod pa rin ng buong pamilya ang panimbahan na minana nila sa mga ninuno. "
Natural Translation
Every Sunday, the whole family still observes the church practice they inherited from their ancestors.
Literal Translation
Every Sunday, follow still the whole family the church-practice that inherited they from the ancestors.
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