Religion

sect

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/sɛkt/ or /sekt/

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(宗派 (そうは))

教派 (きょうは)

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

名詞

/klɛ.rɪk/ or /kle.rik/

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(宗教指導者)

聖職者

a religious leader, especially a Muslim or Christian one

guru

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/gu.ru/ or /goo.roo/

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(師匠)

グル

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

oracle

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/ɔ.rə.kəl/ or /aw.rē.kēl/

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(オラクル)

神託

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 /rā.bai/

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(宗教指導者)

ラビ

a religious teacher, scholar, or leader of Judaism

lama

名詞

/lɑ.mə/ or /laa.mē/

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(喇嘛)

ラマ

a Mongolian or Tibetan Buddhist monk

heretic

名詞

/hɛ.rə.tɪk/ or /he.rē.tik/

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(異教徒 (いきょうと))

異端者 (いたんしゃ)

someone with beliefs against the doctrines of a particular religion

missionary

名詞

/mɪ.ʃə.nɛ.ri/ or /mi.shē.ne.ri/

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(伝道者（でんどうしゃ）)

宣教師（せんきょうし）

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

名詞

/rɛ.vɜ.rənd/ or /re.vē.rēnd/

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(聖職者（せいしょくしゃ）)

牧師（ぼくし）

a title or a way of addressing clergymen

sufi

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

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(スーフィズムの信者)

スーフィー

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

preacher

名詞

/pri.ʧɜr/ or /pri.chēr/

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(牧師)

説教者

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

homily

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/hɑ.mə.li/ or /haa.mē.li/

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(小教（しょうきょう）)

説教（せっきょう）

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

shaman

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/ʃeɪ.mən/ or /shei.mēn/

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(巫表（みおもて）)

シャーマン

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

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/sik/ or /sik/

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(シーク (しーく))

シーク教徒 (しーくきょうと)

a follower of Sikhism

puritan

名詞

/pjʊ.rə.tən/ or /pyoo.rē.tēn/

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(清教徒)

ピューリタン

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

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/mə.saɪə/ or /mē.saiē/

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(救世主)

メシア

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

hermit

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/hɜr.mət/ or /hēr.mēt/

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(世捨て人（よすてびと）)

隠者（いんじゃ）

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

martyr

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/mɑr.tɜr/ or /maar.tēr/

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(殉死者（じゅんししゃ）)

殉教者（じゅんきょうしゃ）

someone who is killed because of their beliefs

apostle

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/ə.pɑ.səl/ or /ē.paa.sēl/

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(弟子 (でし))

使徒 (しと)

any one of the twelve disciples of Jesus

epistle

名詞

/ɪ.pɪ.səl/ or /i.pi.sēl/

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(書簡（しょかん）)

使徒書簡（しとしょかん）

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

agnostic

名詞

/æg.nɑs.tɪk/ or /āg.naas.tik/

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(アグノスティック)

不可知論者 (ふかちろんしゃ)

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

atheist

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/eɪ.θiəst/ or /ei.thiēst/

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(アスリート (アスリート))

無神論者 (むしんろんしゃ)

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

Zen

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/zen/ or /zen/

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(禅宗 (ぜんしゅう))

禅 (ぜん)

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

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/vu.du/ or /voo.doo/

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(ブードゥー（ぶーどぅー）)

ブードゥー教（ぶーどぅーきょう）

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

the Trinity

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/trɪ.nə.ti/ or /tri.nē.ti/

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(トリニティ)

三位一体 (さんみいったい)

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

salvation

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/sæl.veɪ.ʃən/ or /sāl.vei.shēn/

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(救済)

救い

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

resurrection

名詞

/rɛ.zɜ.rɛk.ʃən/ or /re.zē.rek.shēn/

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(再生 (さいせい))

復活 (ふっかつ)

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

sacrilege

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/sæk.rə.ləʤ/ or /sāk.rē.lēj/

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(冒涜（ぼうとく）)

神聖冒涜（しんせいぼうとく）

the act of disrespectfully treating a sacred item or place

requiem

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/rɛk.wiəm/ or /rek.viēm/

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(レクイエムのミサ)

レクイエム

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

reincarnation

名詞

/ˌɹiɪnkɑɹˈneɪʃən/

(再生 (さいせい))

輪廻 (りんね)

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

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/prɑ.fə.si/ or /praa.fē.si/

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(神託（しんたく）)

予言（よげん）

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