Religija = Religion

1. ELEMENTARY LEVEL

1.1. Vocabulary = Besedišče

– a religion = verstvo, religija
– religious = verski, verujoč
– faith = vera, zaupanje
– to believe = verjeti
– to believe in = verovati
– a belief = prepričanje
– a believer = vernik
– a follower = privrženec, častilec
– a church = cerkev
– a temple = tempelj, svetišče
– a cathedral = katedrala
– a monastery = samostan (za menihe)
– a convent = samostan (za nune)
– a priest = duhovnik, svečenik
– a priestess = duhovnica, svečenica
– a nun = nuna
– a monk = menih
– a bishop = škof
– Mass = maša
– the Pope = papež
– to pray = moliti
– a prayer = molitev
– to worship = častiti
– an angel = angel
– a/the devil = hudič
– a god = bog
– God = (krščanski) Bog
– the Bible = Sveto pismo
– heaven = nebesa
– hell = pekel
– paradise = raj
– Christianity = krščanstvo
– a Christian = kristjan
– Islam = islam
– a Muslim = musliman
– Judaism = judovstvo
– a Jew = jud
– Hinduism = hinduizem
– a Hindu = hindujec
– Buddhism = budizem
– a Buddhist = budist
– Catholicism = katolicizem
– a Catholic = katolik, katoličan
– Protestantism = protestantizem
– a Protestant = protestant
– a seat = sedež

1.2. Phrases = Fraze

– We go to church every Sunday. = Vsako nedeljo gremo v cerkev.
– I went to Mass yesterday. = I attended Mass yesterday. = Včeraj sem šel k maši.
– I have faith in you. = Verjamem vate.
– Show some faith. = Pokaži malo zaupanja.
– I spend a lot of time in prayer. = Pogosto molim.

2. UPPER-INTERMEDIATE and ADVANCED LEVEL

2.1. Vocabulary = Besedišče

– a sin = greh
– sinful = grešen
– a deity = božanstvo
– divine = božanski, božji
– holy = svet
– a spirit = duh
– spiritual = duhoven
– a pilgrimage = romanje
– a pilgrim = romar
– to reincarnate = reinkarnirati se
– (a) reincarnation = reinkarnacija
– an idol = idol, malik
– to idolise = malikovati
– idolatry = malikovanje
– a shrine = svetišče, oltar, relikvarij
– atheism = ateizem
– an atheist = ateist
– agnosticism = agnosticizem
– an agnostic = agnostik
– paganism = poganstvo
– a pagan = pogan
– pagan = poganski
– a heathen = brezbožnik, pogan, barbar
– heathen = brezbožen, poganski, barbarski
– a druid = druid
– (a) blasphemy = bogokletsvo
– blasphemous = bogokletski
– a chapel = kapela
– a mosque = mošeja
– a synagogue = sinagoga
– a muezzin = muezin
– a minaret = minaret
– an imam = imam, iman
– a rabbi = rabin
– a vicar = vikar
– a service = cerkveni obred, maša
– a sermon = pridiga
– an altar = oltar
– a hymn = himna, hvalnica
– a pew = cervena klop
– a font = kropilnica
– a pulpit = prižnica
– piety = pobožnost
– pious = spoštljivo pobožen (vesten v opravljanju verskih dolžnosti)
– devotion = vdanost
– devout = goreče pobožen, globoko veren
– orthodox = ortodoksen
– a dogma = dogma
– dogmatic = dogmatičen
– a fundamentalist = fundamentalist
– the clergy = duhovščina
– a clergyman = duhovnik
– the Koran* = koran
– a denomination = veroizpoved
– a ritual = obred
– to meditate = meditirati
– meditation = meditacija
– the afterlife = posmrtno življenje
– to bless = blagosloviti
– to repent = obžalovati, pokesati se
– to preach = pridigati
– a preacher = pridigar
– a prophet = prerok
– to praise = hvaliti
– a praise = hvalnica
– the Lord = Gospod
– to sacrifice = žrtvovati
– a cross = križ
– to crucify = križati
– a crucifixion = križanje
– a crucifix = razpelo

* Koran se lahko črkuje tudi »Quran« ali »Qur’an«.

2.2. Phrases = Fraze

– I committed a mortal sin. = Zagrešil sem smrtni greh.
– I believe in reincarnation. = Verjamem v reinkarnacijo.
– My son is a reincarnation of a great spiritual leader. = Moj sin je reinkarnacija velikega duhovnega voditelja.
– It is a symbol of the Holy Spirit. = Gre za simbol Svetega Duha.
– He gave a sermon on morals. = Podal je pridigo o morali.
– She lifted her hands in praise of God. = V poveličevanju Boga je dvignila roke kvišku.