Fejlett Szókincs a TOEFL-hez - Religion

the study of religions and faiths

teológia

the quality of being linked with theology or the human spirit as opposed to material or physical items

spiritualitás, lelki dimenzió

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

szekta, kultusz

a religious leader, especially a Muslim or Christian one

lelkipásztor, vallási vezető

people who are officially chosen to lead religious services in a church or other religious institution

lelkészek, klerikusok

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

guru, tanító

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

orákulum, orákulum (pap/papnő)

a religious teacher, scholar, or leader of Judaism

rabbi

a place of worship and religious study for Jews

zsinagóga, templom

a Mongolian or Tibetan Buddhist monk

lama, buddhista szerzetes

a revered person in South Asia regarded with love and respect

mahatma, tisztelt személy

a priest or minister who is in charge of a church

lelkész, pap

someone with beliefs against the doctrines of a particular religion

eretnek

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

misszionárius

a person believing in a religion that worships many deities, especially one that existed before the major world religions

pogány, pogány nő

a title or a way of addressing clergymen

reverend, reverenda

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

szufi

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

pásztor, igehirdető

a moral or religious speech, usually given during a church service

szentbeszéd, predikáció

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

homília

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

sámán

a follower of Sikhism

szikh

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

puritánus, puritán

a religious person who travels to a sacred place for a holy cause

zarándok, zarándokasszony

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

messziás, megváltó

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

remete, aszkéta

someone who is killed because of their beliefs

mártír, áldozat

any of the four books of the New Testament that is about the life and teachings of Jesus Christ

Evangélium, Gospel

any one of the twelve disciples of Jesus

apostol

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

epistola, levél

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

agnosztikus

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

ateista

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 iskola

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

Szentháromság, háromság

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

megváltás, üdv

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

feltámadás, Krisztus feltámadása

the act of disrespectfully treating a sacred item or place

sacrilegium, szentségtörés

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

requiem, halottak miséje

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

reinkarnáció

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

prófétaság, előrejelzés