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Erweiterter Wortschatz für den TOEFL - Religion
Hier lernen Sie einige englische Wörter zum Thema Religion, wie „kleric“, „pastor“, „sufi“ usw., die für die TOEFL-Prüfung benötigt werden.
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the quality of being linked with theology or the human spirit as opposed to material or physical items
Spiritualität, Geistigkeit
a religious group with beliefs or practices, especially extreme or unusual ones, that separate them from the rest of the people with the religion
Sekte, Kult
a religious leader, especially a Muslim or Christian one
Kleriker, Priester
people who are officially chosen to lead religious services in a church or other religious institution
Klerus
a religious leader or teacher in Buddhism, Hinduism, or Sikhism
Guru, Lehrer
a priest or priestess serving as a mediator through whom the gods were thought to give their message in classical antiquity
Orakel, Orakel (Priester/Priesterin)
someone with beliefs against the doctrines of a particular religion
Häretiker
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
Missionar
a person believing in a religion that worships many deities, especially one that existed before the major world religions
Heidnischer, Heidin
a member of an Islamic sect that tries to become united with God through prayer, meditation, and living a simple and strict life
Sufi
someone who delivers spiritual speeches, often an associate of the clergy
Prediger, Seelsorger
a moral or religious speech, usually given during a church service
Predigt, Sermon
a speech or a piece of writing that is meant to advise people on the correct way of behaving
Homilie
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
Schamane
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
Puritaner, Puritanerin
a religious person who travels to a sacred place for a holy cause
Pilger(in)
(in Judaism) divinely sent king who will save the Jewish people
Messias, Retter
a person who lives a very simple life in solitude as a religious practice
Eremit, Asket
any of the four books of the New Testament that is about the life and teachings of Jesus Christ
Evangelium
any of the letters in the New Testament, written by the apostles
Epistel, Brief
someone who believes it is impossible to know whether God exists or not
Agnostiker
a school of Mahayana Buddhism, originally formed in Japan, emphasizing the value of meditation and intuition rather than reading religious scripts or ritual worship
Zen, Zen-Schule
a religious cult involving witchcraft and the worship of spirits, especially common in parts of the Caribbean
Voodoo
(in Christianity) the concept of God as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
Dreifaltigkeit, Dreieinigkeit
the state in which a person or their spirit is delivered from their sins and saved by Christ
Erlösung, Heil
the return to life of Christ on the third day after his death on the cross, according to the New Testament
Auferstehung, Auferstehung Christi
the act of disrespectfully treating a sacred item or place
Sakrileg, Profanierung
a mass at which people honor and pray for the soul of a dead person, especially in the Roman Catholic Church
Requiem, Seelenmesse
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
Wiedergeburt
a statement about events that have not yet occurred but are believed to be inevitable or possible, especially one made by a divine person
Prophezeiung, Vorhersage
