Religion

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Words connected with religion, God etc.



altar
altar - oltář
BrE
/'ɔ:ltə/
AmE
/'ɔ:ltər/

noun - a high table used in religious ceremonies


archbishop
archbishop - arcibiskup
BrE
/ɑ:tʃ'bɪʃəp/
AmE
/ɑ:rtʃ'bɪʃəp/

noun - a high priest who has responsibility for all the churches in a particular area


baptize
baptize - pokřtít, křtít
BrE
/'bæptaɪz/
AmE
/'bæptaɪz/

verb - to perform a ceremony in which they pour water on a person's head or in which a person is submerged in water to show that they have become members of the church


believer
believer - věřící (člověk)
BrE
/bɪ'li:və/
AmE
/bɪ'li:vər/

noun - a person who believes in God


Bible
Bible - Bible
BrE
/'baɪbl/
AmE
/'baɪbl/

noun - the holy book of Christians


bishop
bishop - biskup
BrE
/'bɪʃəp/
AmE
/'bɪʃəp/

noun - a high priest


Buddhist
Buddhist - budhistický
BrE
/'bʊdɪst/
AmE
/'bʊdɪst/

adjective - belonging to the main religion of Tibet and central Asia


cathedral
cathedral - katedrála, chrám
BrE
/kæ'θi:drəl/
AmE
/kæ'θi:drəl/

noun - a large and important church


ceremony
ceremony - obřad
BrE
/'serəməni/
AmE
/'serəməni/

noun - actions that are performed at an important event, e.g. a wedding, a funeral etc.


commandment
commandment - přikázání
BrE
/kə'mɑ:ndmənt/
AmE
/kə'mændmənt/

noun - an important religious law, esp. one of the ten laws given by God to people in the Bible


convent
convent - klášter (pro ženy)
BrE
/'kɒnvənt/
AmE
/'kɑ:nvənt/

noun - a place where nuns live


cross
cross - kříž, křížek
BrE
/'krɒs/
AmE
/'krɑ:s/

noun - two lines or long pieces of something that go across each other, the shape ' X '


crucifixion
crucifixion - ukřižování
BrE
/krʊsɪ'fɪkʃən/
AmE
/ˌkru:sɪ'fɪkʃən/

noun - the act of nailing a person to a wooden cross which was used in the Roman times to punish criminals


cult
cult - sekta, kult
BrE
/'kʌlt/
AmE
/'kʌlt/

noun - an unusual religious group, sometimes one that has a negative influence on its members and the people around


devil
devil - ďábel, čert, zlý duch, démon
BrE
/'devl/
AmE
/'devl/

noun - an mythical evil character that lives in hell and has two horns on his head


god
god - bůh
BrE
/'gɒd/
AmE
/'gɑ:d/

noun - a being that some people believe in, pray to etc. because they believe he has a supernatural power over the whole world


heaven
heaven - nebe, nebesa
BrE
/'hevn/
AmE
/'hevn/

noun - the place where a god lives or where he takes good people after they die


hell
hell - peklo
BrE
/'hel/
AmE
/'hel/

noun - a place where the devil lives or where bad people are believed to go after they die


 
holy - svatý, posvátný
BrE
/'həʊli/
AmE
/'hoʊli/

adjective - belonging to or related to a god


 
hymn - chvalozpěv, církevní píseň, kostelní píseň, chorál
BrE
/'hɪm/
AmE
/'hɪm/

noun - a song sung in a church, a song about God, a song for God


chapel
chapel - kaple, kaplička
BrE
/'tʃæpl/
AmE
/'tʃæpl/

noun - a small church


choir
choir - sbor (pěvecký), pěvecký sbor
BrE
/'kwaɪə/
AmE
/'kwaɪər/

noun - a group of people singing together


 
Christian - křesťanský
BrE
/'krɪstʃən/
AmE
/'krɪstʃən/

adjective - being of a religion that believes in Jesus Christ


church
church - kostel
BrE
/'tʃɜ:tʃ/
AmE
/'tʃɜ:rtʃ/

noun - a building where religious people (Christians) go to pray etc.


incense
incense - kadidlo, vonná látka
BrE
/'ɪnsəns/
AmE
/'ɪnsəns/

noun - a sweet-smelling substance that is burned during religious ceremonies


 
mass - mše
BrE
/'mæs/
AmE
/'mæs/

noun - a church service


miracle
miracle - zázrak
BrE
/'mɪrəkl/
AmE
/'mɪrəkl/

noun - a wonderful event that you thought was impossible


monastery
monastery - klášter (pro muže)
BrE
/'mɒnəstri/
AmE
/'mɑ:nəsteri/

noun - a place where monks live


monk
monk - mnich
BrE
/'mɒŋk/
AmE
/'mɑ:ŋk/

noun - a religious man who decides to live separately with other religious men in a monastery


 
Moslem - muslimský
BrE
/'mʌzləm/
AmE
/'mʌzləm/

adjective - belonging to the main religion of Arabic countries


mosque
mosque - mešita
BrE
/'mɒsk/
AmE
/'mɑ:sk/

noun - a kind of church for Muslims


nun
nun - jeptiška
BrE
/'nʌn/
AmE
/'nʌn/

noun - a religious woman who decides to live separately with other religious women in a convent


pilgrim
pilgrim - poutník
BrE
/'pɪlgrɪm/
AmE
/'pɪlgrɪm/

noun - a religious person who is travelling to a place that is important for his religion


 
Pope - Papež
BrE
/'pəʊp/
AmE
/'poʊp/

noun - the head of the Catholic church


pray
pray - modlit se
BrE
/'preɪ/
AmE
/'preɪ/

verb - to speak to a god


 
prayer - modlitba
BrE
/'preə/
AmE
/'prer/

noun - the words spoken to a god, the act of speaking to a god


preacher
preacher - kazatel
BrE
/'pri:tʃə/
AmE
/'pri:tʃər/

noun - a person who gives a religious speech, esp. in a church


 
prophet - prorok
BrE
/'prɒfət/
AmE
/'prɑ:fət/

noun - a person sent by a god to deliver a message to people


 
psalm - žalm
BrE
/'sɑ:m/
AmE
/'sɑ:m/

noun - a religious song or poem, there are 150 in the Bible


 
resurrection - vzkříšení
BrE
/ˌrezə'rekʃən/
AmE
/ˌrezər'rekʃən/

noun - the act of rising from the dead


 
sacrifice - oběť
BrE
/'sækrɪfaɪs/
AmE
/'sækrəfaɪs/

noun - something important that you give up for something that you think is even more important


saint
saint - svatý (člověk), světec
BrE
/'seɪnt/
AmE
/'seɪnt/

noun - a good religious person who is respected greatly esp. after his/her death


 
saviour - spasitel
BrE
/'seɪvjə/
AmE
/'seɪvjər/

noun - a person/god who saves people from death or sin; in Christian religion it is the Christ


 
sermon - kázání
BrE
/'sɜ:mən/
AmE
/'sɜ:rmən/

noun - a religious speech


 
service - bohoslužba
BrE
/'sɜ:vɪs/
AmE
/'sɜ:rvɪs/

noun - religious ceremony


 
sin - hřích, nepravost
BrE
/'sɪn/
AmE
/'sɪn/

noun - an act that is considered wrong by your religion


 
sinner - hříšník
BrE
/'sɪnə/
AmE
/'sɪŋər/

noun - a person who does what is not acceptable according to a religion


 
soul - duše (člověka)
BrE
/'səʊl/
AmE
/'soʊl/

noun - the part of a person which is not physical, the spiritual part of a person


synagogue
synagogue - synagoga
BrE
/'sɪnəgəʊg/
AmE
/'sɪnəgoʊg/

noun - a kind of church in Judaism


 
temple - chrám
BrE
/'templ/
AmE
/'templ/

noun - a large building where religious ceremonies take place and where people go to pray


 
temptation - pokušení
BrE
/temp'teɪʃn/
AmE
/temp'teɪʃn/

noun - something that tries to persuade you to do something bad


worship
worship - uctívat
BrE
/'wɜ:ʃɪp/
AmE
/'wɜ:rʃɪp/

verb - to treat somebody as a god, to show great respect (to god)




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