Hagia Sophia

/ˈhɑːɡiə soʊˈfiə/

proper noun

A mosque in Istanbul, Turkey

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Great ChurchAgia SofiaAya Sofya
OriginAncient Greek Ἁγία Σοφία →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A mosque in Istanbul, Turkey
  2. historicalthe former patriarchal church of Greek Orthodoxy, operated as a museum 1935–2020.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Great ChurchAgia SofiaAya Sofya

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekἉγία Σοφία“Holy Wisdom”
  2. EnglishHagia Sophia

From Medieval Greek and Ancient Greek Ἁγία Σοφία (Hagía Sophía, “Holy Wisdom”). Compare Sofia, Sophia.

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Translations

Arabic آيَا صُوفِيَا
  • آيَا صُوفِيَا (ʔāyā ṣūfiyā)a former basilica, now a mosque in Turkey
Bulgarian Света София
  • Света София (Sveta Sofija)a former basilica, now a mosque in Turkey
Chinese Cantonese 聖蘇菲亞大教堂 /圣苏菲亚大教堂
  • 聖蘇菲亞大教堂 /圣苏菲亚大教堂 (sing³ sou¹ fei¹ aa³ daai⁶ gaau³ tong⁴)a former basilica, now a mosque in Turkey
Chinese Mandarin 圣索菲亚大教堂
  • 圣索菲亚大教堂 (Shèng Suǒfēiyà Dàjiàotáng)a former basilica, now a mosque in Turkey
Danish Hagia Sophia
  • Hagia Sophiaa former basilica, now a mosque in Turkey
Finnish Hagia Sofia
  • Hagia Sofiaa former basilica, now a mosque in Turkey
German Hagia Sophia
  • Hagia Sophiaa former basilica, now a mosque in Turkey
Greek Αγία Σοφία
  • Αγία Σοφία (Agía Sofía)a former basilica, now a mosque in Turkey
Hindi हागिया सोफ़िया
  • हागिया सोफ़िया (hāgiyā sofiyā)a former basilica, now a mosque in Turkey
Hungarian Hagia Szophia
  • Hagia Szophiaa former basilica, now a mosque in Turkey
Icelandic Ægisif
  • Ægisifa former basilica, now a mosque in Turkey
Japanese アヤソフィア
  • アヤソフィア (Ayasofia)a former basilica, now a mosque in Turkey
Latin Sancta Sapientia, Hagia Sophia
  • Sancta Sapientiaa former basilica, now a mosque in Turkey
  • Hagia Sophiaa former basilica, now a mosque in Turkey
Persian ایاصوفیه
  • ایاصوفیهa former basilica, now a mosque in Turkey
Polish Hagia Sofia
  • Hagia Sofiaa former basilica, now a mosque in Turkey
Portuguese Hagia Sofia
  • Hagia Sofiaa former basilica, now a mosque in Turkey
Russian Собо́р Свято́й Софи́и
  • Собо́р Свято́й Софи́и (Sobór Svjatój Sofíi)a former basilica, now a mosque in Turkey
Spanish Santa Sofía
  • Santa Sofíaa former basilica, now a mosque in Turkey
Swedish Hagia Sofia
  • Hagia Sofiaa former basilica, now a mosque in Turkey
Tamil ஹேகியா சோபியா
  • ஹேகியா சோபியா (hēkiyā cōpiyā)a former basilica, now a mosque in Turkey
Thai สุเหร่าโซเฟีย
  • สุเหร่าโซเฟีย (sùrào sohfia)a former basilica, now a mosque in Turkey
Turkish Aya Sofya
  • Aya Sofyaa former basilica, now a mosque in Turkey
Ukrainian Софійський собор
  • Софійський собор (Sofijsʹkyj sobor)a former basilica, now a mosque in Turkey
Urdu ایاصوفیہ
  • ایاصوفیہ (eāsofeh)a former basilica, now a mosque in Turkey
Vietnamese Hagia Sophia
  • Hagia Sophiaa former basilica, now a mosque in Turkey
Cite this entry
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Hagia Sophia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hagia%20Sophia

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“Hagia Sophia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hagia%20Sophia. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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