Religion

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(cult)

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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

substantiv

/klɛ.rɪk/ or /kle.rik/

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(duhovnic)

cler

a religious leader, especially a Muslim or Christian one

guru

substantiv

/gu.ru/ or /goo.roo/

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(învățător spiritual)

guru

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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(proroc)

oracol

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

rabbi

substantiv

/ræ.baɪ/ or /rā.bai/

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(rabin)

rabbi

a religious teacher, scholar, or leader of Judaism

lama

substantiv

/lɑ.mə/ or /laa.mē/

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(lama budistă)

lama

a Mongolian or Tibetan Buddhist monk

heretic

substantiv

/hɛ.rə.tɪk/ or /he.rē.tik/

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(eresiarul)

ereticul

someone with beliefs against the doctrines of a particular religion

missionary

substantiv

/mɪ.ʃə.nɛ.ri/ or /mi.shē.ne.ri/

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(misionară)

misionar

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

substantiv

/rɛ.vɜ.rənd/ or /re.vē.rēnd/

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(părintele)

preot

a title or a way of addressing clergymen

sufi

substantiv

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

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(sufi)

sufist

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

preacher

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/pri.ʧɜr/ or /pri.chēr/

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(ducător de cuvânt)

predicator

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

homily

substantiv

/hɑ.mə.li/ or /haa.mē.li/

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(predică)

omilie

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

shaman

substantiv

/ʃeɪ.mən/ or /shei.mēn/

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(medicină)

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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

substantiv

/sik/ or /sik/

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(adept al sikhismului)

sikh

a follower of Sikhism

puritan

substantiv

/pjʊ.rə.tən/ or /pyoo.rē.tēn/

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(puritanist)

puritan

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

substantiv

/mə.saɪə/ or /mē.saiē/

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(mântuitor)

mesia

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

hermit

substantiv

/hɜr.mət/ or /hēr.mēt/

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(călugăr)

ermitaș

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

martyr

substantiv

/mɑr.tɜr/ or /maar.tēr/

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(mucenic)

martir

someone who is killed because of their beliefs

apostle

substantiv

/ə.pɑ.səl/ or /ē.paa.sēl/

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(apostol)

apostat

any one of the twelve disciples of Jesus

epistle

substantiv

/ɪ.pɪ.səl/ or /i.pi.sēl/

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(scrisoare)

epistolă

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

agnostic

substantiv

/æg.nɑs.tɪk/ or /āg.naas.tik/

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(agnosticism)

agnostic

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

atheist

substantiv

/eɪ.θiəst/ or /ei.thiēst/

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(necredincios)

ateu

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

Zen

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/zen/ or /zen/

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(şcoala zen)

zen

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

substantiv

/vu.du/ or /voo.doo/

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(voodoo)

vodu

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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( Fiul și Duhul Sfânt)

Tatăl

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

salvation

substantiv

/sæl.veɪ.ʃən/ or /sāl.vei.shēn/

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(salvare)

mântuire

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

resurrection

substantiv

/rɛ.zɜ.rɛk.ʃən/ or /re.zē.rek.shēn/

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(resurecția)

învierea

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

sacrilege

substantiv

/sæk.rə.ləʤ/ or /sāk.rē.lēj/

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(desecratie)

sacrilegiu

the act of disrespectfully treating a sacred item or place

requiem

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/rɛk.wiəm/ or /rek.viēm/

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(masă de suflet)

requiem

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

reincarnation

substantiv

/ˌɹiɪnkɑɹˈneɪʃən/

(metempsihosă)

reîncarnare

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

substantiv

/prɑ.fə.si/ or /praa.fē.si/

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(prorocie)

profeție

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