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Avancerat ordförråd för TOEFL - Religion

Här får du lära dig några engelska ord om religion, såsom "cleric", "pastor", "sufi" etc. som behövs för TOEFL-provet.

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theology

the study of religions and faiths

teologi

teologi

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spirituality

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

andlighet

andlighet

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sect

a religious group with beliefs or practices, especially extreme or unusual ones, that separate them from the rest of the people with the religion

sekt

sekt

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cleric

a religious leader, especially a Muslim or Christian one

klerk

klerk

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clergy

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

präster

präster

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guru

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

guru

guru

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oracle

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

orakel

orakel

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rabbi

a religious teacher, scholar, or leader of Judaism

rabbi

rabbi

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synagogue

a place of worship and religious study for Jews

synagoga

synagoga

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lama

a Mongolian or Tibetan Buddhist monk

lama

lama

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mahatma

a revered person in South Asia regarded with love and respect

mahatma

mahatma

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pastor

a priest or minister who is in charge of a church

pastor

pastor

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heretic

someone with beliefs against the doctrines of a particular religion

heretiker

heretiker

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missionary

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

missionär

missionär

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pagan

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

heiden

heiden

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reverend

a title or a way of addressing clergymen

reverend

reverend

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sufi

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

sufist

sufist

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preacher

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

predikant

predikant

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sermon

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

predikan

predikan

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homily

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

homilia

homilia

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shaman

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

schaman

schaman

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sikh

a follower of Sikhism

sikh

sikh

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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

puritan

puritan

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pilgrim

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

pilgrim

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messiah

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

messias

messias

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hermit

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

hermit

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martyr

someone who is killed because of their beliefs

martyren

martyren

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Gospel

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

Evangelium

Evangelium

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apostle

any one of the twelve disciples of Jesus

apostel

apostel

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epistle

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

epistel

epistel

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agnostic

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

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atheist

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

ateist

ateist

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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

zen

zen

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voodoo

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

voodoo

voodoo

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the Trinity

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

Tre enighet

Tre enighet

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salvation

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

frälsning

frälsning

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resurrection

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

uppståndelse

uppståndelse

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sacrilege

the act of disrespectfully treating a sacred item or place

sacrilege

sacrilege

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requiem

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

requiem

requiem

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reincarnation

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

återfödelse

återfödelse

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prophecy

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

profetia

profetia

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