himmel

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himmel c (singular definite himlen or himmelen, plural indefinite himle)

himlen (definite singular)
himmelen (definite singular)
himle (indefinite plural)
himmel (indefinite nominative singular)
himlen (definite nominative singular)
himmelen (definite nominative singular)
himle (indefinite nominative plural)
himlene (definite nominative plural)
himmels (genitive indefinite singular)
himlens (definite genitive singular)
himmelens (definite genitive singular)
himles (genitive indefinite plural)
himlenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Danish himæn, himæl, from Old Norse himinn, from Proto-Germanic *himinaz, cognate with Norwegian, Swedish himmel, English heaven, German Himmel. The modern Scandinavian form with -l is influenced by German.

(religion) heaven (a residence of supernatural, celestial beings)


alter

alter n (singular definite altret or alteret, plural indefinite altre)

altret (definite singular)
alteret (definite singular)
altre (indefinite plural)
alter (indefinite nominative singular)
altret (definite nominative singular)
alteret (definite nominative singular)
altre (indefinite nominative plural)
altrene (definite nominative plural)
alters (genitive indefinite singular)
altrets (definite genitive singular)
alterets (definite genitive singular)
altres (genitive indefinite plural)
altrenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse altari, from Old Saxon altari, from Late Latin altare (“altar”). Cognate with English altar and German Altar.

(religion) altar, a table or a platform for making sacrifices.


halal

halal (neuter halal, plural and definite singular attributive halal)

halal (neuter)
halal (attributive definite singular)
halal (attributive plural)

(chiefly predicative, Islam) halal (allowed, especially with regard to food)


Daniel

[ˈd̥æːˀnjəl]


fatwa

fatwa (indefinite nominative singular)
fatwaen (definite nominative singular)
fatwaer (indefinite nominative plural)
fatwaerne (definite nominative plural)
fatwas (genitive indefinite singular)
fatwaens (definite genitive singular)
fatwaers (genitive indefinite plural)
fatwaernes (definite genitive plural)

From Arabic فَتْوَى (fatwā, “formal legal opinion”), the verbal noun of أَفْتَى (ʔaftā, “to deliver a formal opinion”).

bor

(Islam) fatwa (legal opinion issued by a mufti)


ark

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ark c (singular definite arken, plural indefinite arker)

arken (definite singular)
arker (indefinite plural)
ark (indefinite nominative singular)
arken (definite nominative singular)
arker (indefinite nominative plural)
arkerne (definite nominative plural)
arks (genitive indefinite singular)
arkens (definite genitive singular)
arkers (genitive indefinite plural)
arkernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Danish ark, Old Norse ǫrk, from Proto-Germanic *arkō, borrowed from Latin arca (“chest, coffin; ark”).

(biblical) ark (Noah's Ark or the Ark of the Convenant)


imam

imam c (singular definite imamen, plural indefinite imamer)

imamen (definite singular)
imamer (indefinite plural)
imam (indefinite nominative singular)
imamen (definite nominative singular)
imamer (indefinite nominative plural)
imamerne (definite nominative plural)
imams (genitive indefinite singular)
imamens (definite genitive singular)
imamers (genitive indefinite plural)
imamernes (definite genitive plural)


sharia

sharia (singular definite -, plural indefinite sharia)

From Arabic شَرِيعَة (šarīʕa, literally “path, way”).

bor

”Sharia er ikke hele islam. Sharia er menneskeskabte fortolkninger af Koranen udformet i løbet af ...

2015, Jørgen Christensen, Muhammed-tegningerne, demokratiet og sikkerhedspolitikken, BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, page 201:

Ordet sharia forekommer kun et enkelt sted i Koranen, hvoraf det tilmed tydeligt fremgår, at der ...

2012, Aminah Tønnsen, Tror muslimer at jorden er flad?: 100 spørgsmål og svar om islam i det 21. århundrede, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

Sharia er måden, hvorpå man tolker koranen, så den kan give vejledning og retledning i moderne tider, hvor man ikke umiddelbart kan finde det problem, man står med, omtalt i koranen.

2002, Torben Bramming, Hvad er et folk?: overvejelser over folkets danske og europæiske identitet, →ISBN:


sura

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sura c (singular definite suraen, plural indefinite suraer)

suraen (definite singular)
suraer (indefinite plural)
sura (indefinite nominative singular)
suraen (definite nominative singular)
suraer (indefinite nominative plural)
suraerne (definite nominative plural)
suras (genitive indefinite singular)
suraens (definite genitive singular)
suraers (genitive indefinite plural)
suraernes (definite genitive plural)

From Arabic سُورَة (sūra, “chapter of the Qur'an”).


lyse

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lyse (imperative lys, infinitive at lyse, present tense lyser, past tense lyste, perfect tense har lyst)

lys (imperative)
at lyse (infinitive)
lyser (present)
lyste (past)
har lyst (perfect)
lyser (present)
lyste (past)
har lyst (perfect present)
havde lyst (past perfect)
lyses (passive present)
lystes (passive past)
lysende (participle present)
lyst (participle past)
lys (imperative present)
lyse (infinitive present)
have (auxiliary present)
lysen (gerund present)

From Old Norse lýsa, from Proto-Germanic *liuhsijaną. Derived from *leuhsaz (“light”, adjective) and/or *leuhsą (“light”, noun).

(religion) to declare (a wedding or a ban)


gode

gode c (singular definite goden, plural indefinite goder)

goden (definite singular)
goder (indefinite plural)
gode (indefinite nominative singular)
goden (definite nominative singular)
goder (indefinite nominative plural)
goderne (definite nominative plural)
godes (genitive indefinite singular)
godens (definite genitive singular)
goders (genitive indefinite plural)
godernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse goði, from Proto-Germanic *gudô, a variant of *gudjô, which is the source of Proto-Norse ᚷᚢᛞᛁᛃᚨ (gudija) and Gothic 𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌾𐌰 (gudja, “priest”). Both words are derived from the noun *gudą (“god”) (Danish gud).

(religion) godi (a priest in pre-Christian Scandinavia and in Nordic Neopaganism)


gud

gud c (singular definite guden, plural indefinite guder)

guden (definite singular)
guder (indefinite plural)
gud (indefinite nominative singular)
guden (definite nominative singular)
guder (indefinite nominative plural)
guderne (definite nominative plural)
guds (genitive indefinite singular)
gudens (definite genitive singular)
guders (genitive indefinite plural)
gudernes (definite genitive plural)

Norwegian Bokmål: gud

→ Greenlandic: guuti

From Old Norse guð (“god”), from Proto-Germanic *gudą. Cognate with English god and German Gott.

gudskelov

thank God, praise the Lord, thankfully, luckily

(religion) god, God (deity, supernatural being)


Johannes

From Late Latin Iōhannēs, variant of Latin Iōannēs, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yôḥānān). Cognate with English John.

1992 transl. Bibelen, Johannes 1:6

There was a man sent from God, whose name was John (KJV)

Der kom et menneske, udsendt af Gud, hans navn var Johannes.


hov

hov n (singular definite hovet, plural indefinite hov)

hovet (definite singular)
hov (indefinite plural)
hov (indefinite nominative singular)
hovet (definite nominative singular)
hov (indefinite nominative plural)
hovene (definite nominative plural)
hovs (genitive indefinite singular)
hovets (definite genitive singular)
hovs (genitive indefinite plural)
hovenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hof (“shrine; court”), from Proto-Germanic *hufą, cognate with German Hof (“yard, court, farmyard”), Dutch hof (“yard, court, garden”). Doublet of hof (“court”).

(religion, historical) temple (with reference to pre-Christian Norse religion)


ikon

ikon n (singular definite ikonet or ikonen, plural indefinite ikoner)

ikonet (definite singular)
ikonen (definite singular)
ikoner (indefinite plural)

From Ancient Greek εἰκών (eikṓn, “likeness, image, portrait”).


Jonas

From Biblical Jonas (=Jonah), also used as a medieval Latinization of Danish Jon (“John”).


salme

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salme c (singular definite salmen, plural indefinite salmer)

salmen (definite singular)
salmer (indefinite plural)
salme (indefinite nominative singular)
salmen (definite nominative singular)
salmer (indefinite nominative plural)
salmerne (definite nominative plural)
salmes (genitive indefinite singular)
salmens (definite genitive singular)
salmers (genitive indefinite plural)
salmernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse salmr, psalmr, from Ancient Greek ψαλμός (psalmós).


gudstjeneste

gudstjeneste c (singular definite gudstjenesten, plural indefinite gudstjenester)

gudstjenesten (definite singular)
gudstjenester (indefinite plural)
gudstjeneste (indefinite nominative singular)
gudstjenesten (definite nominative singular)
gudstjenester (indefinite nominative plural)
gudstjenesterne (definite nominative plural)
gudstjenestes (genitive indefinite singular)
gudstjenestens (definite genitive singular)
gudstjenesters (genitive indefinite plural)
gudstjenesternes (definite genitive plural)

From gud (“god”) + -s- + tjeneste (“service”).

af

(religion) church service (communal worship)


ramadan

ramadan (indefinite nominative singular)
ramadanen (definite nominative singular)
ramadans (genitive indefinite singular)
ramadanens (definite genitive singular)

(chiefly in the definite singular, Islam) Ramadan


helgen

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helgen c (singular definite helgenen, plural indefinite helgener)

helgenen (definite singular)
helgener (indefinite plural)
helgen (indefinite nominative singular)
helgenen (definite nominative singular)
helgener (indefinite nominative plural)
helgenerne (definite nominative plural)
helgens (genitive indefinite singular)
helgenens (definite genitive singular)
helgeners (genitive indefinite plural)
helgenernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Danish hælghæn, from Old Saxon hēlagon (“saints”), definite plural of the adjective hēlag (“holy”), from Proto-Germanic *hailagaz, cognate of German heilig, English holy. Doublet of hellig (“holy”).

(religion) saint (a dead person recognised as holy in Christianity)


pagode

pagode c (singular definite pagoden, plural indefinite pagoder)

pagoden (definite singular)
pagoder (indefinite plural)
pagode (indefinite nominative singular)
pagoden (definite nominative singular)
pagoder (indefinite nominative plural)
pagoderne (definite nominative plural)
pagodes (genitive indefinite singular)
pagodens (definite genitive singular)
pagoders (genitive indefinite plural)
pagodernes (definite genitive plural)


polyteistisk

polyteistisk (positive)
polyteistiske (plural positive)
polyteistiske (attributive definite positive)


buddhisme

buddhisme c (singular definite buddhismen, not used in plural form)

(religion) Buddhism (the religion and philosophy founded by the Indian teacher Gautama Buddha)


skrift

skrift c (singular definite skriften, plural indefinite skrifter)

skriften (definite singular)
skrifter (indefinite plural)
skrift (indefinite nominative singular)
skriften (definite nominative singular)
skrifter (indefinite nominative plural)
skrifterne (definite nominative plural)
skrifts (genitive indefinite singular)
skriftens (definite genitive singular)
skrifters (genitive indefinite plural)
skrifternes (definite genitive plural)

From Middle Low German schrift, either from Proto-West Germanic *skrifti or from Latin scrīptum. Compare German Schrift f, English shrift.

(religion) scripture (the fundamental texts of a religion)


drikoffer

drikoffer n (singular definite drikofferet or drikofret, plural indefinite drikofre)

drikofferet (definite singular)
drikofret (definite singular)
drikofre (indefinite plural)


åbenbaring

åbenbaring c (singular definite åbenbaringen, plural indefinite åbenbaringer)

åbenbaringen (definite singular)
åbenbaringer (indefinite plural)

(religion, spiritual, rare) A revelation


åbenbarelse

åbenbarelse c (singular definite åbenbarelsen, plural indefinite åbenbarelser)

åbenbarelsen (definite singular)
åbenbarelser (indefinite plural)


dogmatisk

dogmatisk (positive)
dogmatiske (plural positive)
dogmatiske (attributive definite positive)

dogme (“Greek: dogmata”) + -isk, from Latin dogmaticus, cognate with English dogmatic


forsyn

forsyn n (singular definite forsynet, plural indefinite forsyn)

forsynet (definite singular)
forsyn (indefinite plural)

Derived from the obsolete verb forse (“to anticipate, foresee”).

(religion) providence, God's care for and guidance of mankind


ortodoks

ortodoks (positive)
ortodokst (positive)
ortodokse (plural positive)
ortodokse (attributive definite positive)

From Ancient Greek ὀρθόδοξος (orthódoxos).

(religion) Orthodox (relating to the Orthodox Church, Orthodox Jews etc.)


frelse

frelse c (singular definite frelsen, not used in plural form)

frelsen (definite singular)
frelse (indefinite nominative singular)
frelsen (definite nominative singular)
frelses (genitive indefinite singular)
frelsens (definite genitive singular)

From Old Danish frælsæ, from Old Norse frelsi, frjálsi, cognate with Norwegian frelse, Swedish frälse. Derived from the adjective frjáls (“free”), from Proto-Germanic *frijahalsaz (“freedom; free”), cognate with Old English frēols, Middle High German vrīhals, Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌻𐍃 (freihals) (all nouns). This word is a compound of *frijaz (“free”) + *halsaz (“neck”).


frelse

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frelse (imperative frels, infinitive at frelse, present tense frelser, past tense frelste, perfect tense har frelst)

frels (imperative)
at frelse (infinitive)
frelser (present)
frelste (past)
har frelst (perfect)
frelser (present)
frelste (past)
har frelst (perfect present)
havde frelst (past perfect)
frelses (passive present)
frelstes (passive past)
frelsende (participle present)
frelst (participle past)
frels (imperative present)
frelse (infinitive present)
have (auxiliary present)
frelsen (gerund present)

From Old Danish frelse, from Old Norse frelsa, frjálsa, cognate with Norwegian frelse, Swedish frälsa. Derived from the adjective frjáls (“free”), from Proto-Germanic *frijahalsaz, see above.


panislamisme

panislamisme (singular definite m, plural indefinite panislamisme)

m (definite singular)
panislamisme (indefinite plural)


meningen med livet

meningen med livet c (genitive meningen med livets)


lignelse

lignelse c (singular definite lignelsen, plural indefinite lignelser)

lignelsen (definite singular)
lignelser (indefinite plural)
lignelse (indefinite nominative singular)
lignelsen (definite nominative singular)
lignelser (indefinite nominative plural)
lignelserne (definite nominative plural)
lignelses (genitive indefinite singular)
lignelsens (definite genitive singular)
lignelsers (genitive indefinite plural)
lignelsernes (definite genitive plural)

From ligne + -else. After Middle Low German līkenisse, gelīkenisse, from Old Saxon gilīknessi, cognate with English likeness, German Gleichnis, Dutch gelijkenis.


syndflod

syndflod c (singular definite syndfloden, plural indefinite syndfloder)

syndfloden (definite singular)
syndfloder (indefinite plural)
syndflod (indefinite nominative singular)
syndfloden (definite nominative singular)
syndfloder (indefinite nominative plural)
syndfloderne (definite nominative plural)
syndflods (genitive indefinite singular)
syndflodens (definite genitive singular)
syndfloders (genitive indefinite plural)
syndflodernes (definite genitive plural)

Equivalent to synd (“sin”) + flod (“flood”). From German Sündflut, a reinterpretation of Sintflut (still the standard form in German) after the word Sünde (“sin”) (compare also Dutch zondvloed). The form Sintflut contains an obsolete prefix sin- (“ever”).


forbøn

forbøn c (singular definite forbønnen, plural indefinite forbønner)

forbønnen (definite singular)
forbønner (indefinite plural)
forbøn (indefinite nominative singular)
forbønnen (definite nominative singular)
forbønner (indefinite nominative plural)
forbønnerne (definite nominative plural)
forbøns (genitive indefinite singular)
forbønnens (definite genitive singular)
forbønners (genitive indefinite plural)
forbønnernes (definite genitive plural)

(religion) intercession, prayer on someone else's behalf


stå op

stå op (imperative stå op, infinitive at stå op, present tense står op, past tense stod op, perfect tense er stået op)

stå op (imperative)
at stå op (infinitive)
står op (present)
stod op (past)
er stået op (perfect)

From stå (“stand”) and op (“up”). Compare opstå.

Jesus står op af graven.


hinsides

hinsides (neuter hinsides, plural and definite singular attributive hinsides)

hinsides (neuter)
hinsides (attributive definite singular)
hinsides (attributive plural)

From hin (“that”) + side (“side”). Calque of German jenseits.


trosbekendelse

trosbekendelse c (singular definite trosbekendelsen, plural indefinite trosbekendelser)

trosbekendelsen (definite singular)
trosbekendelser (indefinite plural)
trosbekendelse (indefinite nominative singular)
trosbekendelsen (definite nominative singular)
trosbekendelser (indefinite nominative plural)
trosbekendelserne (definite nominative plural)
trosbekendelses (genitive indefinite singular)
trosbekendelsens (definite genitive singular)
trosbekendelsers (genitive indefinite plural)
trosbekendelsernes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈtˢʁ̥oˀsb̥eˌkʰɛnˀl̩sə]

From tro (“faith”) + bekendelse (“confession”), possibly a calque of German Glaubensbekenntnis.

com

(religion) creed (the fundament of a religious group, in particular the Apostles' Creed)


prædike

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prædike (past tense prædikede, past participle prædiket)

prædikede (past)
prædiket (participle past)
prædiker (present)
prædikede (past)
har prædiket (perfect present)
havde prædiket (past perfect)
prædikes (passive present)
prædikedes (passive past)
prædikende (participle present)
prædiket (participle past)
prædik (imperative present)
prædike (infinitive present)
have (auxiliary present)
prædiken (gerund present)

[ˈpʰʁ̥ɛðð̩ɡ̊ə]

[ˈpʰʁ̥aðɡ̊ə]

[ˈpʰʁ̥æːɡ̊ə]

From Old Danish predike, borrowed from Old English predician or Old Saxon predikōn, from Latin praedicō (“to announce, (Christian) to preach”). Compare also Swedish predika, German predigen, Dutch prediken.


skærsild

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skærsild c (singular definite skærsilden, not used in plural form)

skærsilden (definite singular)
skærsild (indefinite nominative singular)
skærsilden (definite nominative singular)
skærsilds (genitive indefinite singular)
skærsildens (definite genitive singular)

[ˈsɡ̊ɛɐ̯ˌsilˀ]

From Old Danish skærseeld, skæræseld, a compound of skærelse (“purification”, obsolete) + ild (“fire”), a calque of Medieval Latin ignis purgatorius. Compare also Old West Norse skírslareldr, Norwegian skjærsild, Swedish skärseld. The first part is a verbal noun from the (obsolete) verb skære (“to shine”). See also skær (“pure”).

cal

(religion) Purgatory (the phase of purification after death)


æter

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æter c (singular definite æteren, plural indefinite ætere)

æteren (definite singular)
ætere (indefinite plural)
æter (indefinite nominative singular)
æteren (definite nominative singular)
ætere (indefinite nominative plural)
æterene (definite nominative plural)
æters (genitive indefinite singular)
æterens (definite genitive singular)
æteres (genitive indefinite plural)
æterenes (definite genitive plural)

Via Latin aethēr (“air, sky”) from Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr, “heaven, upper air”).

der

(religion, uncountable) ether (the substance supposed to fill the upper regions over the clouds)


apologetisk

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apologetisk (neuter apologetisk, plural and definite singular attributive apologetiske)

apologetisk (neuter)
apologetiske (attributive definite singular)
apologetiske (attributive plural)

(theology) apologetic (referring to the defense of the faith)