Religion

sect

اسم

/sɛkt/ or /سِكت/

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( sekt )

طائفة

a religious group with beliefs or practices, especially extreme or unusual ones, that separate them from the rest of the people with the religion

cleric

اسم

/klɛ.rɪk/ or /كلِ.ريك/

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(إمام)

رجل دين

a religious leader, especially a Muslim or Christian one

guru

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/gu.ru/ or /كو.رو/

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(غورو)

معلم

a religious leader or teacher in Buddhism, Hinduism, or Sikhism

oracle

اسم

/ɔ.rə.kəl/ or /اُ.رِ.كِل/

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(كاهن)

عراف

a priest or priestess serving as a mediator through whom the gods were thought to give their message in classical antiquity

rabbi

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/ræ.baɪ/ or /رَ.باي/

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آاي~اِ

(حاخام)

رابي

a religious teacher, scholar, or leader of Judaism

lama

اسم

/lɑ.mə/ or /لا.مِ/

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(راهب بوذي تبتّي أو منغولي)

لاما

a Mongolian or Tibetan Buddhist monk

heretic

اسم

/hɛ.rə.tɪk/ or /هِ.رِ.تيك/

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(مبتدع)

مهرطق

someone with beliefs against the doctrines of a particular religion

missionary

اسم

/mɪ.ʃə.nɛ.ri/ or /مي.شِ.نِ.ري/

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(مبشّرة)

مبشّر

someone who is sent to a foreign country to teach and talk about religion, particularly to persuade others to become a member of the Christian Church

reverend

اسم

/rɛ.vɜ.rənd/ or /رِ.وِ.رِند/

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(القديس)

الراعي

a title or a way of addressing clergymen

sufi

اسم

/su:.fi/ or /سو.في/

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(راقص)

صوفى

a member of an Islamic sect that tries to become united with God through prayer, meditation, and living a simple and strict life

preacher

اسم

/pri.ʧɜr/ or /بري.جِر/

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(واعِظ)

مُبَشِّر

someone who delivers spiritual speeches, often an associate of the clergy

homily

اسم

/hɑ.mə.li/ or /ها.مِ.لي/

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(خطبة)

موعظة

a speech or a piece of writing that is meant to advise people on the correct way of behaving

shaman

اسم

/ʃeɪ.mən/ or /شِي.مِن/

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eɪ

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(كاهن)

شامان

a person in some religions and cultures believed to be capable of contacting good and evil spirits and curing people of illnesses, especially in some cultures in northern Asia and North America

sikh

اسم

/sik/ or /سيك/

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(سِخّي)

سيخي

a follower of Sikhism

puritan

اسم

/pjʊ.rə.tən/ or /بيو.رِ.تِن/

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jʊ

ياو~اُ

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(متزهد)

بروتستانتي

a person belonging to an English religious group of the 16th and 17th centuries who wanted church rituals made simpler and who believed it was important to work hard and control oneself, while pleasure was unnecessary or even wrong

messiah

اسم

/mə.saɪə/ or /مِ.سايِ/

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aɪə

آاي~اِاِ

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(ماشيح)

مسيح

(in Judaism) divinely sent king who will save the Jewish people

hermit

اسم

/hɜr.mət/ or /هِر.مِت/

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(زاهد)

ناسك

a person who lives a very simple life in solitude as a religious practice

martyr

اسم

/mɑr.tɜr/ or /مار.تِر/

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(مُستشهد)

شهيد

someone who is killed because of their beliefs

apostle

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/ə.pɑ.səl/ or /اِ.با.سِل/

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(تلميذ)

رسول

any one of the twelve disciples of Jesus

epistle

اسم

/ɪ.pɪ.səl/ or /اي.بي.سِل/

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(إيفانجلي)

رسالة

any of the letters in the New Testament, written by the apostles

agnostic

اسم

/æg.nɑs.tɪk/ or /اَك.ناس.تيك/

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(مُتعصِب مَذهَبي)

مُلحِد غَير مُؤمِن

someone who believes it is impossible to know whether God exists or not

atheist

اسم

/eɪ.θiəst/ or /اِي.ثيِست/

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eɪ

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(الكافر)

ملحد

someone who does not believe in the existence of God or gods

Zen

اسم

/zen/ or /زِن/

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(زن)

زين

a school of Mahayana Buddhism, originally formed in Japan, emphasizing the value of meditation and intuition rather than reading religious scripts or ritual worship

voodoo

اسم

/vu.du/ or /وو.دو/

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(فن السحر)

فودو

a religious cult involving witchcraft and the worship of spirits, especially common in parts of the Caribbean

the Trinity

اسم

/trɪ.nə.ti/ or /تري.نِ.تي/

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(ثلاثة أقانيم)

الثالوث

(in Christianity) the concept of God as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit

salvation

اسم

/sæl.veɪ.ʃən/ or /سَل.وِي.شِن/

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(نجاة)

خلاص

the state in which a person or their spirit is delivered from their sins and saved by Christ

resurrection

اسم

/rɛ.zɜ.rɛk.ʃən/ or /رِ.زِ.رِك.شِن/

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(بعث المسيح)

القيامة

the return to life of Christ on the third day after his death on the cross, according to the New Testament

sacrilege

اسم

/sæk.rə.ləʤ/ or /سَك.رِ.لِج/

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(إساءة المقدسات)

تدنيس

the act of disrespectfully treating a sacred item or place

requiem

اسم

/rɛk.wiəm/ or /رِك.ويِم/

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(رقدس)

قداس

a mass at which people honor and pray for the soul of a dead person, especially in the Roman Catholic Church

reincarnation

اسم

/ˌɹiɪnkɑɹˈneɪʃən/

(الولادة من جديد)

تناسخ الأرواح

the belief that after someone’s death, their spirit comes back to life in the form of a new body, especially in Buddhism and Hinduism

prophecy

اسم

/prɑ.fə.si/ or /برا.فِ.سي/

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( prophecy منسوبة إلى神)

نبوءة

a statement about events that have not yet occurred but are believed to be inevitable or possible, especially one made by a divine person