母ぼ教きょう会かい

noun

mother church; main church

In Christian contexts, refers to a principal church that oversees or gives rise to other churches, such as a cathedral or founding congregation.

• この地ち域いきの母ぼ教きょう会かいは、多おおくの小ちいさな教きょう会かいを支ささえている。

  The mother church of this region supports many smaller churches.

noun

church where one was baptized

Specifically the church where a person received baptism; often has personal or spiritual significance.

• 彼かれは洗せん礼れいを受うけた母ぼ教きょう会かいを訪たずねた。

  He visited the mother church where he was baptized.