Geavanceerde Woordenschat voor de TOEFL - Religion

the study of religions and faiths

theologie

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

spiritualiteit, geestelijke kwaliteit

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, cultus

a religious leader, especially a Muslim or Christian one

geestelijke, clericus

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

geestelijkheid, clergy

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

guru, leraar

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

orakel, orakel (priester/priesters)

a religious teacher, scholar, or leader of Judaism

rabbi

a place of worship and religious study for Jews

synagoge, tempel

a Mongolian or Tibetan Buddhist monk

lama, boeddhistische monnik

a revered person in South Asia regarded with love and respect

mahatma, vereren persoon

a priest or minister who is in charge of a church

predikant, pastoor

someone with beliefs against the doctrines of a particular religion

huichelaar

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

missionaris

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

heiden, heidense

a title or a way of addressing clergymen

eerwaarde, eerwaardige

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

soefi

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

prediker, dominee

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

preek, sermoen

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

sjamaan

a follower of Sikhism

sikh

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

puritaan, puritein

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

pelgrim, pelgrim vrouw

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

messias, redder

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

hermit, asceet

someone who is killed because of their beliefs

martelaar, slachtoffer

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

Evangelie, Gospel

any one of the twelve disciples of Jesus

apostel

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

agnosticus

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

atheïst

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-school

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

vudu

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

Trinity, drie-eenheid

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

verlossing, heiliging

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

opstanding, opstanding van Christus

the act of disrespectfully treating a sacred item or place

sacrilege, profanatie

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

requiem, mis voor overledenen

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

reïncarnatie

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

profetie, voorspelling