gushengerera
goo-sheh-ngeh-REH-rah
How to say it
Kinyarwandagushengereragoo-sheh-ngeh-REH-rah
Meaning
In the Catholic Church, to spend time praying before the consecrated bread of the Eucharist; in old times, to wait on a king or chief at his court.
Good to know
The church use is the common one today: gushengerera Yezu mu Isakaramentu, to adore Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. The court use belongs to history and old stories.
Examples
- Abakristu bashengerera Yezu buri wa kane.Christians adore Jesus every Thursday.
- Nijoro twagiye gushengerera muri shapeli.At night we went to adoration in the chapel.
- Kera abatware bajyaga gushengerera umwami.Long ago chiefs used to go and attend on the king.
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