Polyglot Dictionary

Verehrung

/fɛɐˈʔeːʀʊŋ/

die noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain Religious Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Verehrungen

Meaning

  1. veneration, worship

    • Die Verehrung der Heiligen ist in manchen Kirchen Teil des Osterfestes.

      The veneration of saints is part of the Easter celebration in some churches.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Usage notes

Formeller religiöser Begriff für tiefen Respekt oder Anbetung gegenüber einer heiligen Figur — stärker als einfache Bewunderung.

Practice

1 What does Verehrung mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ der Heiligen ist in manchen Kirchen Teil des Osterfestes.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Verehrung?

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