Religion

sect

Főnév

/sɛkt/ or /sekt/

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(vallási szekta)

szekta

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

Főnév

/klɛ.rɪk/ or /kle.rik/

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(klérikus)

papság

a religious leader, especially a Muslim or Christian one

guru

Főnév

/gu.ru/ or /goo.roo/

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(tanító)

guru

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

oracle

Főnév

/ɔ.rə.kəl/ or /aw.rē.kēl/

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(oracle)

jóslat

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

rabbi

Főnév

/ræ.baɪ/ or /rā.bai/

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(tanító)

rabbi

a religious teacher, scholar, or leader of Judaism

lama

Főnév

/lɑ.mə/ or /laa.mē/

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(lama)

láma

a Mongolian or Tibetan Buddhist monk

heretic

Főnév

/hɛ.rə.tɪk/ or /he.rē.tik/

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(eretnek)

áhítatlan

someone with beliefs against the doctrines of a particular religion

missionary

Főnév

/mɪ.ʃə.nɛ.ri/ or /mi.shē.ne.ri/

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(külföldi vallásügyi küldött)

misszionárius

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

Főnév

/rɛ.vɜ.rənd/ or /re.vē.rēnd/

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(reverend)

tiszteletreméltó

a title or a way of addressing clergymen

sufi

Főnév

/su:.fi/ or /soo.fi/

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u:

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(szúfí)

szufi

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

preacher

Főnév

/pri.ʧɜr/ or /pri.chēr/

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(lelkész)

prédikátor

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

homily

Főnév

/hɑ.mə.li/ or /haa.mē.li/

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(prédikáció)

homília

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

shaman

Főnév

/ʃeɪ.mən/ or /shei.mēn/

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(távolsági gyógyító)

sámán

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

Főnév

/sik/ or /sik/

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(szikh vallás követője)

szikh

a follower of Sikhism

puritan

Főnév

/pjʊ.rə.tən/ or /pyoo.rē.tēn/

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(puritánus)

puritán

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

Főnév

/mə.saɪə/ or /mē.saiē/

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(megmentő)

messziás

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

hermit

Főnév

/hɜr.mət/ or /hēr.mēt/

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(magányos)

remete

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

martyr

Főnév

/mɑr.tɜr/ or /maar.tēr/

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(vértanú)

mártír

someone who is killed because of their beliefs

apostle

Főnév

/ə.pɑ.səl/ or /ē.paa.sēl/

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(tanítvány)

apostol

any one of the twelve disciples of Jesus

epistle

Főnév

/ɪ.pɪ.səl/ or /i.pi.sēl/

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(levél az apostoloktól)

apostoli levél

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

agnostic

Főnév

/æg.nɑs.tɪk/ or /āg.naas.tik/

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(agnosztikus személy)

agnosztikus

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

atheist

Főnév

/eɪ.θiəst/ or /ei.thiēst/

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(istenben nem hívő)

ateista

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

Zen

Főnév

/zen/ or /zen/

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(zen filozófia)

zen

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

Főnév

/vu.du/ or /voo.doo/

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(voodoo kultusz)

vodoo

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

the Trinity

Főnév

/trɪ.nə.ti/ or /tri.nē.ti/

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(Háromság)

Szentháromság

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

salvation

Főnév

/sæl.veɪ.ʃən/ or /sāl.vei.shēn/

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(üdvözülés)

megváltás

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

resurrection

Főnév

/rɛ.zɜ.rɛk.ʃən/ or /re.zē.rek.shēn/

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(újjászületés)

feltámadás

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

sacrilege

Főnév

/sæk.rə.ləʤ/ or /sāk.rē.lēj/

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(szent hely magasztalása)

szentségtörés

the act of disrespectfully treating a sacred item or place

requiem

Főnév

/rɛk.wiəm/ or /rek.viēm/

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(halotti mise)

requiem

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

reincarnation

Főnév

/ˌɹiɪnkɑɹˈneɪʃən/

(reinkarnáció)

újjászületés

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

Főnév

/prɑ.fə.si/ or /praa.fē.si/

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(jövendölés)

prófétai beszéd

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