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Geavanceerde Woordenschat voor de TOEFL - Religion
Hier leer je enkele Engelse woorden over religie, zoals "cleric", "pastor", "sufi", etc. die nodig zijn voor het TOEFL-examen.
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the quality of being linked with theology or the human spirit as opposed to material or physical items
spiritualiteit
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
a religious leader, especially a Muslim or Christian one
geestelijke
people who are officially chosen to lead religious services in a church or other religious institution
geestelijkheid
a religious leader or teacher in Buddhism, Hinduism, or Sikhism
guru
a priest or priestess serving as a mediator through whom the gods were thought to give their message in classical antiquity
orakel
a place of worship and religious study for Jews
synagoge
a revered person in South Asia regarded with love and respect
mahatma
a priest or minister who is in charge of a church
predikant
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
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
a moral or religious speech, usually given during a church service
preek
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 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
a religious person who travels to a sacred place for a holy cause
pelgrim
(in Judaism) divinely sent king who will save the Jewish people
messias
a person who lives a very simple life in solitude as a religious practice
hermit
any of the four books of the New Testament that is about the life and teachings of Jesus Christ
Evangelie
any of the letters in the New Testament, written by the apostles
epistel
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
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
the state in which a person or their spirit is delivered from their sins and saved by Christ
verlossing
the return to life of Christ on the third day after his death on the cross, according to the New Testament
opstanding
the act of disrespectfully treating a sacred item or place
sacrilege
a mass at which people honor and pray for the soul of a dead person, especially in the Roman Catholic Church
requiem
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
