a church with buildings connected to it in which a group of monks or nuns live or used to live

修道院, 大修道院
a building used for worshiping one or several gods, used by some religious communities, especially Buddhists and Hindus

寺院, 神殿
a place of worship, used by Muslims

モスク, イスラム教の礼拝所
a place or building for people to pray in, which is considered holy by many due to its connection with a sacred person, event, or object

神社, 巡礼地
a building where a group of monks live and pray

修道院, 僧院
the Abrahamic religion based on the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, the followers of which regard the Bible as sacred

キリスト教
related to or belonging to the Western branch of the Christian Church that is led by the Pope

カトリックの, カトリック教会に関連する
related to or belonging to the Western branch of the Christian Church, distinct from the Roman Catholic Church

プロテスタント
the man based on whose teachings Christianity is established

キリスト, イエス・キリスト
the holy book of Christianity that consists of the Old Testament and the New Testament

聖書, バイブル
a high-ranking priest who supervises all the churches and priests in a city

司教, 主教
someone who, after their death, is officially recognized by the Christian Church as a very holy person

聖人, 聖者
a member of a male religious group that lives in a monastery

修道士, 僧侶
a member of a female religious group that lives in a convent

修道女, 尼僧
to give a religious speech, particularly in a church

説教する, 布教する
the spiritual part of a person that is believed to be the essence of life in them

魂
the realm of God and angels where the believers are promised to reside

天国, 楽園
the realm of Satan and the evil forces in which sinners suffer after death eternally

地獄, 煉獄
relating to sacred matters such as religion, church, etc.

精神的な, 宗教的な
to respect and honor God or a deity, especially by performing rituals

崇拝する, 礼拝する
the act of conducting a series of fixed actions, particular to a religious ceremony

儀式, 祭式
any act that goes against the law of God

罪
strong belief in a particular god or religion

信仰, 信念
originating from, relating to, or associated with God or a god

神の, 天の
the spirit that opposes God and tempts people to do wrong

悪魔, 魔王
the religion of the Muslims, which was established by Muhammad whose holy book is called the Quran

イスラム教
a person who believes in Islam

ムスリム, イスラム教徒
an Indian religion based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, whose followers worship in temples

仏教, 仏教徒の宗教
the religion of most people in South Asia, Sri Lanka, and Nepal in which people worship multiple gods

ヒンドゥー教, ヒンズー教
(in Buddhism and Hinduism) the highest spiritual insight or wisdom that can be achieved

悟り, 目覚め
to change one's religious beliefs to a different one

改宗する, 宗教を変える
a festival happening annually that involves dancing, music and colorful clothes

カーニバル, 祭り
to kill an animal or person as a religious act

犠牲にする, いけにえを捧げる
a group of people with extreme religious views who are separate from any established religion

カルト, 教団
to recall and show respect for an important person, event, etc. from the past with an action or in a ceremony

記念する, 偲ぶ
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