German vocab- Religion and belief
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| theology | die Theologie | ||||
| theological | theologisch | ||||
| denomination | die Konfession | ||||
| church tax | die Kirchensteuer | ||||
| secularism | der Säkularismus | ||||
| to secularise sth | etw säkularisieren | ||||
| anti-Semitism | der Antisemitismus | ||||
| purgatory | das Fegefeuer | ||||
| the garden of Eden | der Garten Eden | ||||
| the Flood | die Sintflut | ||||
| the Last Supper | das Letzte Abendmahl | ||||
| Catholicism | der Katholizismus | ||||
| Catholic | katholisch | ||||
| (a) Catholic | der/die Katholik/in | ||||
| Protestantism | der Protestantismus | ||||
| Protestant | protestantisch | ||||
| Protestant, Evangelical | evangelisch | ||||
| (a) Protestant | der/die Protestant/in | ||||
| (a) Mormon | der/die Mormone/in | ||||
| Mormon | mormonisch | ||||
| Roman Catholic | römisch-katholisch | ||||
| Sikhism | der Sikhismus | ||||
| Sikh | der Sikh | ||||
| Taoism | der Taoismus | ||||
| doctrine | die Lehre | ||||
| good/evil | das Gute/Böse | ||||
| wicked | böse | ||||
| soul | die Seele | ||||
| conscience | das Gewissen | ||||
| deadly sin | die Todsünde | ||||
| Seven Deadly Sins | die sieben Todsünden | ||||
| Lord's Prayer | das Vaterunser | ||||
| atheism | der Atheismus | ||||
| atheist | der/die Atheist/in | ||||
| atheistic | atheistisch | ||||
| spirit | der Geist | ||||
| spirituality | die Geistlichkeit | ||||
| the Holy Spirit | der Heilige Geist | ||||
| mystic | der/die Mystiker/in | ||||
| mysticism | der Mystizismus | ||||
| humanism | der Humanismus | ||||
| covenant | der Bund | ||||
| the old/new testament/covenant | der alte/neue Bund | ||||
| the old/new testament | das Alte/Neue Testament | ||||
| commandment | das Gebot | ||||
| to repent, regret sth | etw bereuen | ||||
| repentance, penitence | die Reue | ||||
| repentant | reuevoll | ||||
| to absolve sth | jdn lossprechen | ||||
| sacrifice | das Opfer | ||||
| to sacrifice sth | etw opfern | ||||
| to kneel (down) | (nieder)knien | ||||
| to kneel down | (sich) hinknien | ||||
| hymn books | das Gesangbuch | ||||
| song, hymn | der Gesang | ||||
| to praise sb | jdn loben | ||||
| to bear witness to sth, to confess sth | etw bekennen | ||||
| to sanctify sth | etw heiligen | ||||
| conversion | die Bekehrung | ||||
| to convert sb to sth | jdn zu etw bekehren | ||||
| to convert to sth | sich zu etw bekehren/zu etw konvertieren | ||||
| to renounce one's faith | dem Glauben abschwören | ||||
| parishioner | das Gemeindemitglied | ||||
| choirboy | der Chorknabe | ||||
| (silent) prayer or worship | die Andacht | ||||
| morning/evening prayer | die Morgen-/Abendandacht | ||||
| to worship so | jdn anbeten/verehren | ||||
| worship | die Verehrung | ||||
| to bless so/sth | jdn/etw segnen | ||||
| blessing, benediction | der Segen/die Segnung | ||||
| to consecrate sth | etw weihen | ||||
| incense | der Weihrauch | ||||
| to atone for sth | für etw büβen | ||||
| repentance, penitence | die Buβe | ||||
| to do penance | Buβe tun | ||||
| pilgrim | der Pilger | ||||
| to make a pilgrimage | pilgern | ||||
| pigrimage | die Pilgerfahrt | ||||
| practising | aktiv | ||||
| devout | überzeugt | ||||
| to meditate | meditieren | ||||
| meditation | die Meditation | ||||
| priest, minister | der/die Geistliche/r | ||||
| to join/enter the ministry | Pfarrer/Geistlicher werden | ||||
| clergy | der Klerus | ||||
| monk | der Mönch | ||||
| monastic | mönchisch | ||||
| monastic/convent | klösterlich | ||||
| to ordain so | jdn weihen | ||||
| consecration, ordination | die Weihe | ||||
| order | der Orden | ||||
| cantor | der/die Kantor/in | ||||
| cleric | der/die Kleriker/in | ||||
| abbot | der Abt | ||||
| seminarist | der/die Seminarist | ||||
| cannon | der Kanoniker/Kanonikus | ||||
| chapel | die Kapelle | ||||
| monastery, convent, cloister | das Kloster | ||||
| recotry, vicarage | das Pfarrhaus | ||||
| abbey | die Abtei | ||||
| main church door | das Kirchenportal | ||||
| pew | die Kirchenbank | ||||
| aisle | der Mittelgang | ||||
| chancel | der Altarraum | ||||
| altarpiece | das Altarbild | ||||
| high altar | der Hochaltar | ||||
| confessional | der Beichtstuhl | ||||
| pulpit | die Kanzel | ||||
| kneeler | die Kniebank | ||||
| rosary | der Rosenkranz | ||||
| prayer beads | Gebetsperlen | ||||
| prayer mat | der Gebetsteppich | ||||
| crucifix | das Kruzifix | ||||
| holy water | das Weihwasser | ||||
| font | das Weihwasserbecken | ||||
| offertory box | der Opferstock | ||||
| chalice, communion cup | der Kelch | ||||
| censer | das Rauchfass | ||||
| clerical collar | der Priesterkragen | ||||
| wimple | der Nonnenschleier | ||||
| Lent | die Fastenzeit | ||||
| carnival | die Fastnacht | ||||
| Monday before Ash wed | der Rosenmontag | ||||
| Shrove tuesday | der Fastnachtdienstag | ||||
| ash wednesday | der Aschermittwoch | ||||
| good friday | der Karfreitag | ||||
| pentecost | das Pfingsten | ||||
| all saints' day | das Allerheiligen | ||||
| xmas eve | der Heiligaben | ||||
| st. Nicholas' day | der Nikolaustag | ||||
| Hanukkah | die Chanukka | ||||
| passover | das Passah |
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Created by:
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on 2010-05-20