kerkfabriek

nl-noun

kerkfabriek f or n (plural kerkfabrieken)

(Christianity, chiefly Roman Catholicism) body responsible for the governance of church assets and property


gereformeerd

gereformeerd (adverbial positive predicative)
gereformeerde (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
gereformeerd (indefinite neuter positive singular)
gereformeerde (indefinite plural positive)
gereformeerde (definite positive)
gereformeerds (partitive positive)

Past participle from reformeren (“to reform”).

(Protestantism in other contexts) Reformed


Amida

der

Hebrew עֲמִידָה

(Judaism) the Amidah, the Shmoneh Esreh (Jewish silent prayer said while standing)


stigmatiseren

stigmatiseren (infinitive)
stigmatiseren (gerund neuter)
stigmatiseer (first-person present singular)
stigmatiseerde (first-person past singular)
stigmatiseert (present second-person singular)
stigmatiseer (present second-person singular)
stigmatiseerde (past second-person singular)
stigmatiseert (formal present second-person singular)
stigmatiseerde (formal past second-person singular)
stigmatiseert (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
stigmatiseert (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
stigmatiseerde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
stigmatiseerde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
stigmatiseert (present singular third-person)
stigmatiseerde (past singular third-person)
stigmatiseren (plural present)
stigmatiseerden (past plural)
stigmatisere (archaic present singular subjunctive)
stigmatiseerde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
stigmatiseren (archaic plural present subjunctive)
stigmatiseerden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
stigmatiseer (imperative present singular)
stigmatiseert (archaic imperative plural present)
stigmatiserend (participle present)
gestigmatiseerd (participle past)

Ultimately from Latin stigmatizo (“to brand”), from Ancient Greek στιγματίζω (stigmatízō, “to mark”), from στίγμα (stígma). By surface analysis, stigma + -iseren.

(Christianity, transitive) to mark with the stigmata


beatmis

Compound of beat + mis. First attested in the mid 1960s.

(Roman Catholicism) a mass accompanied by beat music


apostolaat

(Christianity) apostolate, apostleship (office or state of being an apostle)

(chiefly Christianity) evangelisation, proselytisation, mission


paasvuur

nl-noun

paasvuur n (plural paasvuren, diminutive paasvuurtje n)

paasvuren (plural)
paasvuurtje (diminutive neuter)


paasbaken

Compound of Pasen + baken. Probably from a Dutch Low Saxon term like paasboake.


theose

A relatively recent borrowing. Ultimately from Ancient Greek θέωσις (théōsis).

(rare, Christianity, chiefly Eastern Orthodoxy) theosis (gradual attainment of mystical union with or likeness to God)


apostelbrood

Compound of apostel (“apostle”) + brood (“bread”).

(historical, dated, Roman Catholicism) a piece of white bread distributed to the poor on Holy Thursday


zaligheid

zaligheid f (plural zaligheden, diminutive zaligheidje n)

zaligheden (plural)
zaligheidje (diminutive neuter)

Negerhollands: saligheit

From Middle Dutch salicheit. Equivalent to zalig + -heid.

(Christianity, chiefly Roman Catholicism) salvation


liefdescommunisme

From liefde + -s- + communisme, calque of German Liebeskommunismus.

(Christianity, historical) communism of love, a way of living in which property is shared communally (mostly used in uncritical history books)


scapulier

scapulier n or n (plural scapuliers or scapulieren, diminutive scapuliertje n)

scapulier n or (canonical neuter)
scapuliers (plural)
scapulieren (plural)
scapuliertje (diminutive neuter)

(Roman Catholicism) scapular (type of cape worn by regular clergy)

(Roman Catholicism) scapular (hallowed object made of cloth worn by laity)


collatierecht

collatierecht n (plural collatierechten)

(historical, Christianity) right of patronage, advowson (right of a nobleman or patron to choose or influence the choice of a parish cleric)


collatie

From Middle Dutch collacie, from Old French collation, from Latin collātiō.

(Christianity) the act or procedure of installing a cleric in a parish or congregation

(Roman Catholicism) collation (monastic gathering involving a meal and a reading)


kasjroet

bor

Hebrew כַּשְׁרוּת


catechisatie

Afrikaans: katkisasie

Negerhollands: catechisation

→ Indonesian: katêkisasi

desc

→ Papiamentu: kadisashi, katisashi, catisasji

→ West Frisian: kategisaasje

(Christianity) catechesis (religious instruction)


haggada

nl-noun

haggada f (plural haggadot or haggada's)

/ˌɦɑ.ɡaːˈdaː/

bor

Hebrew הַגָּדָה

(Judaism) Haggadah (liturgical text used at the Seder based on the Exodus story)


drie-eenheidsmannetje

nl-noun

drie-eenheidsmannetje n (plural drie-eenheidsmannetjes)

Compound of drie-eenheid (“trinity”) + -s- + mannetje.

compound

Ook Victor Mozes was een drie-eenheidsmannetje, d.w.z. chazzan, rebbe en sjouchet.

2002, A.G. Steenbergen, Een eerlijcke plaets. Memorboek van joods Wageningen en omgeving, page 74:

Victor Mozes too was a trinity man, which is to say hazzan, rebbe and shochet.

(Judaism, uncommon) a rabbi who also has the role of hazzan and shochet


Goede Herder

From Middle Dutch [Term?]. After John 10.


zielenherder

Compound of ziel (“soul”) + -en- + herder (“herdman, herder”).

(chiefly Christianity) pastor; a reverend, minister, priest or cleric


kerks

nl-adj

kerks (comparative kerkser, superlative meest kerks or kerkst)

kerkser (comparative)
meest kerks (superlative)
kerkst (superlative)
kerks (adverbial positive predicative)
kerkser (adverbial comparative predicative)
het kerkst (adverbial predicative superlative)
het kerkste (adverbial predicative superlative)
kerkse (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
kerksere (comparative feminine indefinite masculine singular)
kerkste (feminine indefinite masculine singular superlative)
kerks (indefinite neuter positive singular)
kerkser (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
kerkste (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
kerkse (indefinite plural positive)
kerksere (comparative indefinite plural)
kerkste (indefinite plural superlative)
kerkse (definite positive)
kerksere (comparative definite)
kerkste (definite superlative)
kerks (partitive positive)
kerksers (comparative partitive)

Zij is kerkser dan haar vrouw.

She is a more frequent churchgoer than her wife.


heilsgeschiedenis

From heil + -s- + geschiedenis, calque of German Heilsgeschichte.


heilshistorie

From heil + -s- + historie, calque of German Heilsgeschichte.


bevindelijk

bevindelijk (adverbial positive predicative)
bevindelijke (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
bevindelijk (indefinite neuter positive singular)
bevindelijke (indefinite plural positive)
bevindelijke (definite positive)
bevindelijks (partitive positive)

Afrikaans: bevindelik

(Protestantism) of or pertaining to certain conservative orthodox (sections of) Reformed churches that emphasise strict scriptural authority and a passive experiential mysticism; ultraorthodox


erfzonde

nl-noun

erfzonde f (plural erfzonden or erfzondes)

Negerhollands: ervsondo

From Middle Dutch erfsonde. Equivalent to erven (“to inherit”) + zonde (“sin”).

(religion, chiefly Christianity) original sin


weerloosheid

(Protestantism, uncountable) nonviolence; the rejection of any violence even for self-defence, as practiced by the historic peace churches, especially the Anabaptists


biechtgeheim

(Roman Catholicism, uncountable) the principle of the secrecy of confession

(Roman Catholicism, countable, uncommon) a secret shared in confession


zendbrief

zendbrief m (plural zendbrieven, diminutive zendbriefje n)

zendbrieven (plural)
zendbriefje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch sendebrief. Equivalent to zenden + brief.

(dated, Christianity) epistle (ancient (apparent) letter, belonging to a New Testament canon or to the apostolic fathers)


kerstmis

Compound of kerst (“Christmas”) + mis (“mass”).


utraquist

(historical, Christianity) a Utraquist, a moderate Hussite


calixtijn

(historical, Christianity) a Calixtine, a Utraquist, a moderate Hussite


kalifaal

kalifaal (adverbial positive predicative)
kalifale (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
kalifaal (indefinite neuter positive singular)
kalifale (indefinite plural positive)
kalifale (definite positive)
kalifaals (partitive positive)


weerloosheidsbeginsel

Compound of weerloosheid + -s- + beginsel.

(Protestantism, uncountable) principle of nonviolence, as practiced by the historic peace churches, especially in reference to the Anabaptists


Epifanie

Ultimately from Late Latin epiphanīa, from Ancient Greek ἐπιφάνεια (epipháneia).


Zevenslaper

Univerbation of zeven slapers (“seven sleepers”).

(Christianity, fiction, chiefly in the plural) one of the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus


tegenpartijder

tegenpartijder m (plural tegenpartijders)

From tegenpartij + -er with epenthetic intervocalic -d-.

(dated, now only used in orthodox Protestantism) opponent, one who opposes (chiefly in political, moral, military or legal contexts)


vroegpreek

Compound of vroeg + preek. Attested slightly later than vroegpredicatie, of which it might be a shortening.

't Voorgaande was des Sondags morgens, eer de vroegpreek uit was, al gebeurd.

1691, Balthasar Bekker, De betoverde wereld, page 187:

The aforementioned has already happened on Sunday morning, before the early morning service has concluded.

Zoo zal de natuuronderzoeker, die des zondag's morgens de kerk verzuimt, of naar de vroegpreek is geweest (wat ik liever onderstellen wil) en om tien uren, half elf, in den Hout komt, op het Plein of bij den Koekamp (de naam is niet welluidend), eenige zwermen feestvierende vogels van den Haarlemmerdijk inhalen, per schuit van zevenen uit Amsterdam vertrokken.

1839, Nicolaas Beets, “Een onaangenaam mensch in den Haarlemmerhout”, in Camera obscura:

Then the naturalist, who has neglected to go to church on Sunday morning, or has gone to the early morning service (which I would rather suppose) and enters the Hout at ten o'clock, half past ten, will overtake a few flocks of partying birds [a zoomorphic metaphor, not a slang term] coming from the Haarlemmerdijk at the Plein or the Koekamp (the name is not euphonious), who had departed from Amsterdam with the barge of seven o'clock.

(Protestantism) a religious service held in the early morning, earlier than a usual morning service


archont

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́ρχων (ắrkhōn). The final -t comes from the inflected forms of the Greek noun.


benedictijn

From Middle Dutch benedictijn, from Latin benedictīnus (possibly via Old or Middle French). Equivalent to Benedictus + -ijn.


Witte Donderdag

→ Indonesian: Kamis Putih


dominicaan

(Roman Catholicism) Dominican (member of the Dominican order)


pastorie

pastorie f (plural pastorieën, diminutive pastorietje n)

pastorieën (plural)
pastorietje (diminutive neuter)

→ Papiamentu: pastorí

(Christianity) parish house, parsonage, rectory, manse


geestdrijver

Compound of geest (“spirit, Holy Spirit; mind”) + drijven (“to drive, to lead, to chase”) + -er.

af

(religion, chiefly Protestantism) a zealot who purports to be guided by a deity, in particular by the Holy Spirit; originally used of Protestant sectaries who insisted on leadership by the Holy Spirit


paastak

Easter branch (branch of a shrub decorated with Easter-related ornaments)


begijnhof

nl-noun

begijnhof n (plural begijnhoven, diminutive begijnhofje n)

begijnhoven (plural)
begijnhofje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of begijn (“Beguine”) + hof (“court, yard, garden”).


hoererij

/ˌɦuː.rəˈrɛi̯/


sacramenteel

sacramenteel (adverbial positive predicative)
sacramentele (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
sacramenteel (indefinite neuter positive singular)
sacramentele (indefinite plural positive)
sacramentele (definite positive)
sacramenteels (partitive positive)


kardinalaat

Borrowed from French cardinalat, from Latin cardinālātus.


seider

Borrowed from Yiddish סדר (seyder), from Hebrew סֵדֶר.


rustaltaar

nl-noun

rustaltaar n (plural rustaltaren or rustaltaars)

rustaltaren (plural)
rustaltaars (plural)

(Roman Catholicism) an outdoor altar or an altar in a separate chapel where a ritual is performed during a procession, especially during a eucharistic procession


soenniet

Ultimately from Arabic سُنِّيّ (sunniyy) + -iet.


soennitisch

soennitisch (adverbial positive predicative)
soennitische (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
soennitisch (indefinite neuter positive singular)
soennitische (indefinite plural positive)
soennitische (definite positive)
soennitisch (partitive positive)


soennisme

Ultimately from Arabic سُنِّيّ (sunniyy) + -isme.


sjiiet

Ultimately from Arabic شِيعَة (šīʕa) + -iet.

der

Arabic شِيعَة (šīʕa)


munster

From Middle Dutch monster, from Old Dutch [Term?], from Latin monastērium (“monastery”), from Ancient Greek μοναστήριον (monastḗrion).

(Christianity, chiefly historical) cathedral church


Galaten

(Christianity) Galatians (epistle in the New Testament)


buitentrouw

(historical, Protestantism, Anabaptism) marriage outside one's religious group, as a practice condemned by early Anabaptists


biechteling

Coordinate term: biechtvader

(Roman Catholicism) penitent, confessant (one who goes to confession, in particular one who frequents a particular confessor)


schietgebed

nl-noun

schietgebed n (plural schietgebeden, diminutive schietgebedje n or schietgebedeken n)

schietgebeden (plural)
schietgebedje (diminutive neuter)
schietgebedeken (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: skietgebed

(originally Roman Catholicism) a jaculatory prayer, a hurried prayer said in life-threatening circumstances


parochie

parochie f (plural parochies or parochiën)

From Middle Dutch prochie, from Latin parochia, from Ancient Greek πᾰροικῐ́ᾱ (păroikĭ́ā). The a was usually syncopated in Middle Dutch, but it was restored and became increasingly common in early modern Dutch due to influence of the Latin term.


vroegpredicatie

vroegpredicatie f (plural vroegpredicaties)

Compound of vroeg + preek. Attested slightly earlier than vroegpreek, which might be a shortening of this term.

1673, Hieronymus Sweerts, "Gedachten in 't gaan na de Vroeg-predicatie" (written Vroegpredicatie in the index), Innerlycke ziel-tochten op 't H. Avontmaal en andere voorvallende gelegentheden, publ. by Hieronymus Sweerts, page 98.

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1864, Willem Hendrik Haverkorn van Rijsewijk, Geschiedenis van de Gasthuiskerk en van den gasthuispredikant te Delft, J. H. Molenbroek (publ.), page 67. 1669. Op den 20ˢᵗᵉⁿ Januarij is in de vroegpredicatie gedoopt een nieuw geboren Dochtertje van Jacob Cornelisse, […]

(Protestantism, archaic) a religious service held early in the morning, earlier than a usual morning service


godzalig

nl-adj

godzalig (comparative godzaliger, superlative godzaligst)

godzaliger (comparative)
godzaligst (superlative)
godzalig (adverbial positive predicative)
godzaliger (adverbial comparative predicative)
het godzaligst (adverbial predicative superlative)
het godzaligste (adverbial predicative superlative)
godzalige (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
godzaligere (comparative feminine indefinite masculine singular)
godzaligste (feminine indefinite masculine singular superlative)
godzalig (indefinite neuter positive singular)
godzaliger (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
godzaligste (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
godzalige (indefinite plural positive)
godzaligere (comparative indefinite plural)
godzaligste (indefinite plural superlative)
godzalige (definite positive)
godzaligere (comparative definite)
godzaligste (definite superlative)
godzaligs (partitive positive)
godzaligers (comparative partitive)

From god + zalig, a calque of German gottselig.


conciliair

conciliair (adverbial positive predicative)
conciliaire (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
conciliair (indefinite neuter positive singular)
conciliaire (indefinite plural positive)
conciliaire (definite positive)
conciliairs (partitive positive)

(Christianity, especially Roman Catholicism) conciliar, pertaining to a church council


Noach

(chiefly Protestantism) Noah (mythological Biblical figure)


Noë

From Middle Dutch noe, from Latin Nōē, from Ancient Greek Νῶε (Nôe), from Biblical Hebrew נֹחַ.

(chiefly Roman Catholicism) Noah (mythological Biblical figure)


doornenkroon

nl-noun

doornenkroon f (plural doornenkronen, diminutive doornenkroontje n)

doornenkronen (plural)
doornenkroontje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: doringkroon

Negerhollands: kroon van doornen

From Middle Dutch dornecrône. Equivalent to doorn + -en- + kroon.

(chiefly Christianity) a crown of thorns


kerkorde

kerkorde f (plural kerkordes or kerkorden)


Heilige Land

Probably a calque of Latin Terra Sancta.
The neighbourhood was mostly constructed by a Roman Catholic building corporation; its streets are named after Catholic institutions and figures from the history of Delft, which in turn led to the area receiving its current name.

(Christianity) Holy Land (Palestine, Israel)


Onzevader

Univerbation of onze + vader, from Latin Pater noster.


retabel

retabel n or m (plural retabels, diminutive retabeltje n)

retabels (plural)
retabeltje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from French retable, from Spanish retablo, from Latin retrotabulum.

(Christianity, chiefly Roman Catholicism) retable (table or shelf behind an altar)


sjammes

sjammes m (plural sjammasjiem, diminutive sjammesje n)

sjammasjiem (plural)
sjammesje (diminutive neuter)

From Yiddish שמשׂ (shames), from Hebrew שַׁמָּשׁ (shamásh).

(Judaism) shamash or gabbai, a sexton in a synagogue


sjiisme

Ultimately from Arabic شِيعَة (šīʕa) + -isme.

der

Arabic شِيعَة (šīʕa)


absolutie

desctree

→ Indonesian: absolusi
→ Malay: absolusi

From Middle Dutch absolucie, from Latin absolūtiō.

(Roman Catholicism) absolution, absolvement of sins by a clerical authority


proosdij

From Middle Dutch proosdie, uncommon variant of provestie. Equivalent to proost + -ij.

(Christianity) a provosty, a provostship, a provostry; the office or remit of a provost/

(Christianity) the residence of a provost


reformeren

reformeren (infinitive)
reformeren (gerund neuter)
reformeer (first-person present singular)
reformeerde (first-person past singular)
reformeert (present second-person singular)
reformeer (present second-person singular)
reformeerde (past second-person singular)
reformeert (formal present second-person singular)
reformeerde (formal past second-person singular)
reformeert (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
reformeert (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
reformeerde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
reformeerde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
reformeert (present singular third-person)
reformeerde (past singular third-person)
reformeren (plural present)
reformeerden (past plural)
reformere (archaic present singular subjunctive)
reformeerde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
reformeren (archaic plural present subjunctive)
reformeerden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
reformeer (imperative present singular)
reformeert (archaic imperative plural present)
reformerend (participle present)
gereformeerd (participle past)

From Middle Dutch reformēren, from Middle French reformer, from Old French reformer, from Latin refōrmō.

(transitive, Christianity) to reform along Protestant lines


introïtus

From Middle Dutch introitus, from Latin introitus.

(Roman Catholicism, music) introitus, introit


lekenvroomheid

(chiefly Roman Catholicism) lay devotion, lay piety


veldprediker

(historical, otherwise dated, chiefly Protestantism) a military chaplain, usually a Protestant one


kapelaan

nl-noun

kapelaan m (plural kapelaans, diminutive kapelaantje n)

kapelaans (plural)
kapelaantje (diminutive neuter)

→ Papiamentu: kapelan

From Middle Dutch cāpellāen, borrowed from Medieval Latin cappellānus.

chaplain, curate, a Catholic priest working in a parish church


koorhek

(architecture, Christianity) a choir screen in a church


salafist

Borrowed, likely from English Salafist. Ultimately from Arabic سَلَف (salaf) + -ist.

a Salafist, a Salafi (Sunni Muslim who seeks to align modern Islam with early Islam)


docetisme

Probably borrowed, ultimately from Ancient Greek δοκέω (dokéō, “to appear, to seem”). Equivalent to doceet + -isme.


doceet

Probably borrowed from Latin Docetae, ultimately from Ancient Greek δοκέω (dokéō, “to appear, to seem”).

(historical, Christianity, chiefly in the plural) a Docete, an advocate of docetism, one of the Docetae


docetisch

(historical, Christianity, chiefly in the plural) docetic, pertaining to docetism


apocalyps

From Apocalyps (“Revelations”), from Middle Dutch apocalypsis, from Latin apocalypsis, from Ancient Greek ἀποκάλυψις (apokálupsis).

(Judaism, Christianity) apocalypse (religious genre)


apocalyptisch

apocalyptisch (adverbial positive predicative)
apocalyptische (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
apocalyptisch (indefinite neuter positive singular)
apocalyptische (indefinite plural positive)
apocalyptische (definite positive)
apocalyptisch (partitive positive)

Borrowed from Latin apocalypticus, from Ancient Greek ἀποκαλυπτικός (apokaluptikós). Equivalent to Apocalyps + -isch; some senses refer to apocalyps instead.

ἀποκαλυπτικός

(Judaism, Christianity) apocalyptic (pertaining to the Book of Revelations or the religious genre in general)


confessie

From Middle Dutch confessie, from Old French confession, from Latin cōnfessiō.

(chiefly Roman Catholicism) a confession of sins

(Christianity, chiefly Protestantism) a confession, a statement of faith

(Christianity, chiefly Protestantism) a confession, a formula stating articles of faith


stigmatisatie

(Christianity) stigmatisation, the appearance of stigmata


canoniseren

canoniseren (infinitive)
canoniseren (gerund neuter)
canoniseer (first-person present singular)
canoniseerde (first-person past singular)
canoniseert (present second-person singular)
canoniseer (present second-person singular)
canoniseerde (past second-person singular)
canoniseert (formal present second-person singular)
canoniseerde (formal past second-person singular)
canoniseert (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
canoniseert (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
canoniseerde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
canoniseerde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
canoniseert (present singular third-person)
canoniseerde (past singular third-person)
canoniseren (plural present)
canoniseerden (past plural)
canonisere (archaic present singular subjunctive)
canoniseerde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
canoniseren (archaic plural present subjunctive)
canoniseerden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
canoniseer (imperative present singular)
canoniseert (archaic imperative plural present)
canoniserend (participle present)
gecanoniseerd (participle past)

From Middle Dutch canoniseren, from Middle French canoniser, from Ecclesiastical Latin canōnizō.

(transitive, chiefly Christianity) to canonise, to adopt into a canon of authoritative texts or lore

(transitive, Christianity, chiefly Roman Catholicism) to canonise, to accept into the canon of saints


concordaat

Borrowed from Middle French concordat, from Latin cōncordātum.


hellenist

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἑλληνιστής (hellēnistḗs). Helleen is attested considerably later.

(historical, Judaism) a Helleniser, a Hellenised Jew, a Hellenist (ancient Jew who had adopted Ancient Greek customs)


ciborie

From Middle Dutch cyborie, from Latin ciborium.

(Roman Catholicism) ciborium (covered receptacle for holding the consecrated wafers of the Eucharist)


midzomer

From Middle Dutch middesomer, from Old Dutch [Term?], from Proto-West Germanic *midisumar, from Proto-Germanic *midjasumaraz (“midsummer”). Equivalent to mid- + zomer.


kinderdoop

(Christianity) infant baptism, paedobaptism


Epifaniën

Ultimately from Late Latin epiphanīa, from Ancient Greek ἐπιφάνεια (epipháneia).


beeldendienst

nl-noun

beeldendienst m (plural beeldendiensten)

(Protestantism, derogatory) idolatry directed at statues (religious worship or veneration of statuary) (often as a derogatory term used against Roman Catholicism)


cellarius

(Roman Catholicism) a monk tasked with the economic administration of a monastery


Gabriël

From Middle Dutch gabriel, from Latin Gabriel, from Ancient Greek Γαβρῑήλ (Gabrīḗl), from Hebrew גַּבְרִיאֵל.

der

Hebrew גַּבְרִיאֵל


Heilig Land

(Judaism, Christianity, Islam) the Holy Land


dominicaans

dominicaans (adverbial positive predicative)
dominicaanse (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
dominicaans (indefinite neuter positive singular)
dominicaanse (indefinite plural positive)
dominicaanse (definite positive)
dominicaans (partitive positive)

(Roman Catholicism) Dominican (pertaining to the Dominican order)


wederdoop

(Christianity) rebaptism (repeated baptism)


doopsel

From Middle Dutch dôopsel. Equivalent to dopen + -sel.


Parakleet

Borrowed from Latin paraclētus, from Ancient Greek παράκλητος (paráklētos).

(Christianity) Paraclete (title of the Holy Ghost)


Ezechiël

From Middle Dutch ezechiel, from Latin Ezechiēl, Koine Greek Ἰεζεκιήλ (Iezekiḗl), from Biblical Hebrew יְחֶזְקֵאל (Y'ḥezqēl, “God strengthens”).

(Judaism, Christianity, Islam) Ezekiel (Judahite prophet during the Babylonian Captivity, Biblical character)

(Judaism, Christianity) Ezekiel (book of the Hebrew Bible)


huidvraat

Compound of huid + vraat. Coined in the Nieuwe Bijbelvertaling.

(biblical) a scaly skin condition, traditionally associated with leprosy


liefdesmaal

(historical, Christianity) love feast, agape (communal meal held by early Christians)

(Christianity) love feast (communal meal held by pietists and some other Christian groups, e.g. Moravian)


goedertierenheid

From Middle Dutch goedertierenheit, variant of goedertierheit. Equivalent to goedertieren + -heid.

(now chiefly Christianity, otherwise archaic) lovingkindness


Ledeboeriaan

(Protestantism) a follower of the ultraorthodox Reformed minister Lambertus Gerardus Cornelis Ledeboer, characterised by extreme conservatism and distrust of centralism


nesjomme

Borrowed from Yiddish נשמה (neshome, “soul”), from Hebrew נְשָׁמָה (n'shamá).


uitverkiezen

uitverkiezen (infinitive)
uitverkiezen (gerund neuter)
verkies uit (first-person main-clause present singular)
verkoos uit (first-person main-clause past singular)
uitverkies (first-person present singular subordinate-clause)
uitverkoos (first-person past singular subordinate-clause)
verkiest uit (main-clause present second-person singular)
verkies uit (main-clause present second-person singular)
verkoos uit (main-clause past second-person singular)
uitverkiest (present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
uitverkoos (past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
verkiest uit (formal main-clause present second-person singular)
verkoos uit (formal main-clause past second-person singular)
uitverkiest (formal present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
uitverkoos (formal past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
verkiest uit (Flanders colloquial main-clause present second-person singular)
verkiest uit (archaic formal main-clause majestic present second-person singular)
verkoost uit (Flanders colloquial main-clause past second-person singular)
verkoost uit (archaic formal main-clause majestic past second-person singular)
uitverkiest (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
uitverkiest (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
uitverkoost (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
uitverkoost (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
verkiest uit (main-clause present singular third-person)
verkoos uit (main-clause past singular third-person)
uitverkiest (present singular subordinate-clause third-person)
uitverkoos (past singular subordinate-clause third-person)
verkiezen uit (main-clause plural present)
verkozen uit (main-clause past plural)
uitverkiezen (plural present subordinate-clause)
uitverkozen (past plural subordinate-clause)
verkieze uit (archaic main-clause present singular subjunctive)
verkoze uit (archaic main-clause past singular subjunctive)
uitverkieze (archaic present singular subjunctive subordinate-clause)
uitverkoze (archaic past singular subjunctive subordinate-clause)
verkiezen uit (archaic main-clause plural present subjunctive)
verkozen uit (archaic main-clause past plural subjunctive)
uitverkiezen (archaic plural present subjunctive subordinate-clause)
uitverkozen (archaic past plural subjunctive subordinate-clause)
verkies uit (imperative main-clause present singular)
verkiest uit (archaic imperative main-clause plural present)
uitverkiezend (main-clause participle present)
uitverkozen (main-clause participle past)

From Middle Dutch uteverkiesen. Equivalent to uit + verkiezen.

(transitive, now chiefly Protestantism) to choose, to elect, to predestine


panislamist

Probably borrowed. Equivalent to pan- + islam + -ist.


arminiaan

→ English: Arminian

(Protestantism) Arminian, especially a Remonstrant


arminiaans

arminiaans (adverbial positive predicative)
arminiaanse (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
arminiaans (indefinite neuter positive singular)
arminiaanse (indefinite plural positive)
arminiaanse (definite positive)
arminiaans (partitive positive)


Biblebelt

(Christianity) the Dutch Bible belt, an axis with a relatively high percentage of devout Protestants running from Zeeland in the southwest to Overijssel in the east


jakobsladder

nl-noun

jakobsladder f (plural jakobsladders, diminutive jakobsladdertje n)

jakobsladders (plural)
jakobsladdertje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of Jakob (“Jacob”) + -s- + ladder (“ladder”).


erastiaans

erastiaans (adverbial positive predicative)
erastiaanse (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
erastiaans (indefinite neuter positive singular)
erastiaanse (indefinite plural positive)
erastiaanse (definite positive)
erastiaans (partitive positive)


erastiaan

Perhaps borrowed from English Erastian. Equivalent to Erastus + -iaan, after Thomas Erastus.


missionair

missionair (adverbial positive predicative)
missionaire (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
missionair (indefinite neuter positive singular)
missionaire (indefinite plural positive)
missionaire (definite positive)
missionairs (partitive positive)

/ˌmɪ.ʃoːˈnɛːr/

Borrowed from French missionnaire. Equivalent to missie + -air.

(religion, chiefly Roman Catholicism) missionary, active in or pertaining to mission


Elfduizendmaagdendag

From Middle Dutch elfdusentmaechdendach. Equivalent to elfduizend maagden (“eleven thousand virgins”) + dag (“day”). After the mediaeval legend of Saint Ursula, that told that eleven thousand maidens were martyred alongside her.

compound

(historical, Roman Catholicism) the feast day of Saint Ursula, 21 October


rabbijns

rabbijns (adverbial positive predicative)
rabbijnse (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
rabbijns (indefinite neuter positive singular)
rabbijnse (indefinite plural positive)
rabbijnse (definite positive)
rabbijns (partitive positive)

Afrikaans: rabbyns


episcoop

Borrowed from Latin episcopus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos).


doopvont

nl-noun

doopvont f or n (plural doopvonten, diminutive doopvontje n)

doopvonten (plural)
doopvontje (diminutive neuter)


patroonheilige

patroonheilige m or f (plural patroonheiligen)

From patroon (“patron”) + heilige (“saint”).


presbyterianisme

Borrowed from English Presbyterianism. Equivalent to presbyteriaan + -isme.


algoed

algoed (adverbial positive predicative)
algoede (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
algoed (indefinite neuter positive singular)
algoede (indefinite plural positive)
algoede (definite positive)
algoeds (partitive positive)


parochiekerk

parochiekerk f (plural parochiekerken, diminutive parochiekerkje n)

parochiekerken (plural)
parochiekerkje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch prochiekerke. Equivalent to parochie + kerk. See parochie about the restored a.

(chiefly Roman Catholicism) a parish church


parochiekapel

parochiekapel f (plural parochiekapellen)

(chiefly Roman Catholicism) a parish chapel


parochieschool

parochieschool f (plural parochiescholen, diminutive parochieschooltje n)

parochiescholen (plural)
parochieschooltje (diminutive neuter)

(chiefly Roman Catholicism) a parish school, a confessional school administered by a parish


parochieboek

parochieboek n (plural parochieboeken, diminutive parochieboekje n)

parochieboeken (plural)
parochieboekje (diminutive neuter)

(chiefly Roman Catholicism) an ecclesiastical register of a parish, usually listing the members of a parish and often functioning as a chronicle

(Roman Catholicism, historical, often diminutive) an instruction book given to married couples by a parish


vrederijk

(chiefly Christianity, chiefly singular) kingdom of peace (usually in relation to eschatology)


altaarknaap

Compound of altaar (“altar”) + knaap (“knave, assistant”).

compound

(Roman Catholicism, rare) altar boy, male acolyte


hemelsleutel

nl-noun

hemelsleutel m (plural hemelsleutels, diminutive hemelsleuteltje n)

hemelsleutels (plural)
hemelsleuteltje (diminutive neuter)

From hemel (“heaven, paradise”) + sleutel (“key”).

compound

(literally, chiefly Christianity) the key to heaven


dieptekerstening

(historical, Christianity) in-depth Christianisation (Christianisation of individual behaviour and conscience)


collegiant

(historical, Protestantism) a member of a loose grouping of antidogmatic Protestant dissenters, originating from Warmond and Rijnsburg stressing toleration, rationalism, mysticism and millenarianism, chiefly during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries


diocees

From Middle Dutch diocese, from Middle French diocèse, from Late Latin diocēsis, from Ancient Greek διοίκησις (dioíkēsis).


diocesaan

diocesaan (adverbial positive predicative)
diocesane (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
diocesaan (indefinite neuter positive singular)
diocesane (indefinite plural positive)
diocesane (definite positive)
diocesaans (partitive positive)

Probably borrowed from French diocésain, from Late Latin diocēsanus.

(Christianity) diocesan, pertaining to a diocese


diocesaan

(Roman Catholicism) diocesan, member of a diocese


missiepost

nl-noun

missiepost f or m (plural missieposten, diminutive missiepostje n)

missieposten (plural)
missiepostje (diminutive neuter)

(chiefly Roman Catholicism) a mission station, a mission outpost


pelgrimeren

pelgrimeren (infinitive)
pelgrimeren (gerund neuter)
pelgrimeer (first-person present singular)
pelgrimeerde (first-person past singular)
pelgrimeert (present second-person singular)
pelgrimeer (present second-person singular)
pelgrimeerde (past second-person singular)
pelgrimeert (formal present second-person singular)
pelgrimeerde (formal past second-person singular)
pelgrimeert (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
pelgrimeert (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
pelgrimeerde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
pelgrimeerde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
pelgrimeert (present singular third-person)
pelgrimeerde (past singular third-person)
pelgrimeren (plural present)
pelgrimeerden (past plural)
pelgrimere (archaic present singular subjunctive)
pelgrimeerde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
pelgrimeren (archaic plural present subjunctive)
pelgrimeerden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
pelgrimeer (imperative present singular)
pelgrimeert (archaic imperative plural present)
pelgrimerend (participle present)
gepelgrimeerd (participle past)

Modelled on older Middle Dutch peregrineren. Equivalent to pelgrim + -eren.

(intransitive, Christianity) to go on a pilgrimage, to pilgrimage


inquisitie

From Middle Dutch inquisitie, from Middle French inquisition, from Latin inquīsītiō.

Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church

(historical, Roman Catholicism) an institute associated with the Roman Catholic Church that was responsible for the investigation and prosecution of heretics


vermaner

From Middle Dutch vermaner. Equivalent to vermanen + -er.

(Protestantism) a Mennonite preacher who is not qualified to administer sacraments


lutherij

(now obsolete, derogatory, countable) a view or action perceived as typical of Lutheranism


tanchelmisme

(historical, Christianity) a schismatic movement separating from Latin Christianity in the Low Countries during the twelfth century led by one Tanchelm, objecting to priests having concubines and claiming divine status for their leader, condemned and persecuted as a heresy


vluchtelingengemeente

vluchtelingengemeente f (plural vluchtelingengemeenten or vluchtelingengemeentes)

vluchtelingengemeenten (plural)
vluchtelingengemeentes (plural)

Compound of vluchteling + -en- + gemeente.

(Christianity, chiefly Protestantism) refugee congregation


nachtmaal

From Middle Dutch nachtmael (“supper”). Equivalent to nacht + maal.

(now chiefly historical, Protestantism) the Lord's Supper


kerkverband

(Christianity) denomination, church organisation, church polity


grootdoop

(Protestantism, rare) adult baptism, believers' baptism


volwassendoop

(Protestantism) adult baptism, believers' baptism


zwaardgeest

Compound of zwaard (“sword”) + geest (“spirit, mind”). Originally a derogatory term used by Mennonites.

compound

(historical, Protestantism) a violent Anabaptist of the group led by Jan van Batenburg, supporting the Münster rebellion; a Batenburger


martelaarsboek

nl-noun

martelaarsboek n (plural martelaarsboeken)

(Christianity) book of martyrs (devotional book in which the suffering of martyrs of the faith is uncritically described)


synodaal

synodaal (adverbial positive predicative)
synodale (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
synodaal (indefinite neuter positive singular)
synodale (indefinite plural positive)
synodale (definite positive)
synodaals (partitive positive)

Borrowed from Latin synodalis or Middle French synodal. Equivalent to synode + -aal.


schutspatroon

(Christianity) patron saint, especially one who is the patron of a settlement or occupation


altaarsteen

From Middle Dutch outaersteen. Equivalent to altaar + steen.


dispensatie

From Middle Dutch dispensatie, from Middle French dispensation, from Latin dispensātiō.

(Christianity) distinctive historical period typified by a particular dominant empire, according to apocalyptic theories


avondmaalsleer

(Christianity) doctrine regarding the Eucharist or Lord's Supper


sacramentariër

sacramentariër m (plural sacramentariërs)

Probably borrowed. Equivalent to sacrament + -ariër.

(historical, Christianity) a religious dissident during the sixteenth century who rejected Catholic doctrines like transubstantiation and veneration of saints but also rejected rebaptism and did not necessarily break with the Roman Catholic Church


controversetheoloog

controversetheoloog m (plural controversetheologen)

Likely borrowed or calqued. Equivalent to controverse + theoloog.

(historical, Christianity) a theologian who engaged as a polemicist in the early-modern Catholic-Protestant controversies


wurgdoek

(Christianity) a piece of cloth used to strangle someone (chiefly in relation to the martyr legends about Cunera and Godelieve)


ziekentrooster

ziekentrooster m (plural ziekentroosters)

Compound of zieke + -n- + troosten + -er.

(historical, Protestantism) a low-ranking Reformed cleric who provided pastoral care and catechism, said public prayers and was allowed to read but not write sermons


coccejaan

(historical, Protestantism) a follower of Johannes Cocceius in the Reformed church during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, advocating a prefigurative, less literalist, federal theology associated with openness to non-scholastic philosophy (especially Cartesianism) and acceptance of heliocentrism


rijksbisschop

rijksbisschop m (plural rijksbisschoppen)

(historical, Roman Catholicism) a prince-bishop of the Holy Roman Empire


bisschopsstad

bisschopsstad f (plural bisschopssteden)

(Christianity) a cathedral town or city (town or city that is the seat of a diocese)


stormgeweer

From stormen (“to storm, to assault”) + geweer (“long gun, rifle; weapon”), in the sense “assault rifle” a calque of German Sturmgewehr.

compound

(archaic, rare, chiefly Protestantism) any weapon or weaponry used for storming a settlement or fortification


kruisweg

From Middle Dutch cruuswech, from Latin via crucis. Equivalent to kruis + weg.

De kruisweg van Jezus is een belangrijk verhaal in de Bijbel.

The Passion of Jesus is an important story in the Bible.

Tijdens de vastentijd herdenken veel christenen de kruisweg van Jezus.

During Lent, many Christians commemorate the Passion of Jesus.

De kruisweg herinnert gelovigen aan het lijden en offer van Christus.

The Passion reminds believers of the suffering and sacrifice of Christ.

(Christianity, historical) the Passion of Jesus

De kerk heeft veertien stations van de kruisweg langs de muren.

The church has fourteen stations of the Way of the Cross along the walls.

De kruisweg-stations vertellen het verhaal van Jezus' laatste uren.

The Way of the Cross stations tell the story of Jesus' final hours.

Elk jaar lopen veel pelgrims de kruisweg in Jeruzalem.

Every year, many pilgrims walk the Way of the Cross in Jerusalem.

(Christianity) Way of the Cross (stations depicting the Passion)

Tijdens de kruisweg mediteren gelovigen over het lijden van Jezus.

During the Way of the Cross, believers meditate on the suffering of Jesus.

De kruisweg is een diepe spirituele oefening voor veel christenen.

The Way of the Cross is a profound spiritual practice for many Christians.

Op Goede Vrijdag nemen veel kerken deel aan de kruisweg-devotie.

On Good Friday, many churches partake in the Way of the Cross devotion.

(Christianity) Way of the Cross (religious devotion)


minje

nl-noun

minje n or m (plural minjonem or minjes)

Borrowed from Yiddish מנין (minyen), from Hebrew מִנְיָן (minyán). Doublet of minjan.


tekenhandeling

tekenhandeling f (plural tekenhandelingen)

From teken + handeling, perhaps a calque of German Zeichenhandlung.

(chiefly Christianity) a symbolic action (action that conveys a message or symbolism)


voorspraak

(Christianity, dated) divine advocate, intercessor


slavenhuis

slavenhuis n (plural slavenhuizen, diminutive slavenhuisje n)

slavenhuizen (plural)
slavenhuisje (diminutive neuter)

(uncountable, chiefly biblical) house of bondage (place where one is held in slavery)


matze

matze c (plural matzes, diminutive matzetje n)

matzes (plural)
matzetje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from Yiddish מצה (matse), from Hebrew מַצָּה (matsá).


paaswake

paaswake f (plural paaswaken or paaswakes)


depositie

Borrowed from either Latin dēpositiō or French déposition.

(Christianity) deposition (ritual placement of relics in a church or shrine)


dawenen

dawenen (infinitive)
dawenen (gerund neuter)
dawen (first-person present singular)
dawende (first-person past singular)
dawent (present second-person singular)
dawen (present second-person singular)
dawende (past second-person singular)
dawent (formal present second-person singular)
dawende (formal past second-person singular)
dawent (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
dawent (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
dawende (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
dawende (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
dawent (present singular third-person)
dawende (past singular third-person)
dawenen (plural present)
dawenden (past plural)
dawene (archaic present singular subjunctive)
dawende (archaic past singular subjunctive)
dawenen (archaic plural present subjunctive)
dawenden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
dawen (imperative present singular)
dawent (archaic imperative plural present)
dawenend (participle present)
gedawend (participle past)

From Yiddish דאַוונען (davnen, “to pray”).


minjan

minjan n or m (plural minjaniem or minjans, diminutive minjannetje n)

minjaniem (plural)
minjans (plural)
minjannetje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from Hebrew מִנְיָן (minyán). Doublet of minje.


challe

challe f (plural challes, diminutive challetje n)

challes (plural)
challetje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from Yiddish חלה (khale), from Hebrew חַלָּה (khalá).


droosje

Borrowed from Yiddish דרשה (droshe), from Hebrew דְּרָשָׁה (drashá).

Na het lajenen gaf de rabbijn een droosje.

After the Torah reading, the rabbi gave a sermon.


parasja

parasja f (plural parasjot or parasja's, diminutive parasjaatje n)

parasjot (plural)
parasja's (plural)
parasjaatje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from Hebrew פָּרָשָׁה (parashá).


parsje

parsje f (plural parsjes, diminutive parsjetje n)

parsjes (plural)
parsjetje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from Yiddish פּרשה (parshe), from Hebrew פָּרָשָׁה (parashá).

Synonym of parasja (“parashah, weekly Torah portion”)


tot in der eeuwen eeuwigheid

Literally, “until the eternity of the ages”, a Biblical phrase (as in Daniel 7:18: Aramaic עַד עָלַם עָלְמַיָּא); compare also door de eeuwen der eeuwen.

der

עַד עָלַם עָלְמַיָּא

Aramaic עַד עָלַם עָלְמַיָּא

(idiomatic, Christianity, archaic) for a very long time


sjabbesgoj

nl-noun

sjabbesgoj m (plural sjabbesgojim, diminutive sjabbesgojtje n)

sjabbesgojim (plural)
sjabbesgojtje (diminutive neuter)

From Yiddish שבת גוי (shabes goy). By surface analysis, sjabbes + goj.


Vreugde der Wet

Calque of Hebrew שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה (simkhát torá).

cal

שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה


Chanoeklaas

Blend of Chanoeka + Sinterklaas. A similar formation can be found in English Chrismukkah, a merger of Hanukkah and Christmas, and similarly German Weihnukka. (Whereas in many Western countries presents are typically given on Christmas, the Dutch do so on Sinterklaas, yielding this merger of Hanukkah with Sinterklaas instead of with Christmas (Kerst).)

(Judaism) a fusion of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah and the Dutch Christian holiday Sinterklaas, as practised by some Dutch Jews


Channeke

From Yiddish חנוכּה (khaneke), from Hebrew חֲנֻכָּה (chanuká).

(Judaism) Synonym of Chanoeka (“Hanukkah”)


islamofascisme

Borrowed from English Islamofascism; superficially from islam + -o- + fascisme.


muzelman

nl-noun

muzelman m (plural muzelmannen, diminutive muzelmannetje n)

muzelmannen (plural)
muzelmannetje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle French musulman, from Ottoman Turkish مسلمان (Müslüman, “Muslim”), from Persian مسلمان (mosalmân, “Muslim”), from Arabic مُسْلِم (muslim, “Muslim”). Doublet of moslim.


Bijbelvertaling

nl-noun

Bijbelvertaling f (plural Bijbelvertalingen)


Onze Lieve Heer

Onze Lieve Heer heeft vreemde kostgangers


bensjen

bensjen (infinitive)
bensjen (gerund neuter)
bensj (first-person present singular)
bensjte (first-person past singular)
bensjt (present second-person singular)
bensj (present second-person singular)
bensjte (past second-person singular)
bensjt (formal present second-person singular)
bensjte (formal past second-person singular)
bensjt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
bensjt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
bensjte (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
bensjte (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
bensjt (present singular third-person)
bensjte (past singular third-person)
bensjen (plural present)
bensjten (past plural)
bensje (archaic present singular subjunctive)
bensjte (archaic past singular subjunctive)
bensjen (archaic plural present subjunctive)
bensjten (archaic past plural subjunctive)
bensj (imperative present singular)
bensjt (archaic imperative plural present)
bensjend (participle present)
gebensjt (participle past)

Borrowed from Yiddish בענטשן (bentshn). Doublet of benedijen.

(intransitive, Judaism) to bentsh (recite the Birkat Hamazon prayer)


blijde boodschap

blijde boodschap f (plural blijde boodschappen)

Calque of Latin bona annūntiātiō, itself a calque from Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον (euangélion), or directly calqued from the Ancient Greek.


begijn

begijn f (plural begijnen, diminutive begijntje n)

begijnen (plural)
begijntje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch begine, bagine, from Old French beguine.