"Weihe" meaning in German

See Weihe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /vaɪ̯ə/ Audio: De-Weihe.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German wīhe, from Old High German wīhī. Equivalent to weih + -e. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|wīhe}} Middle High German wīhe, {{inh|de|goh|wīhī}} Old High German wīhī, {{af|de|weihen|-e|alt1=weih}} weih + -e Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Weihe f (genitive Weihe, plural Weihen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Weihe [genitive], Weihen [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Weihe [nominative, singular], Weihen [definite, nominative, plural], Weihe [genitive, singular], Weihen [definite, genitive, plural], Weihe [dative, singular], Weihen [dative, definite, plural], Weihe [accusative, singular], Weihen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. consecration, any act or procession of making a thing or situation holy Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Weihe-de-noun-SEI1l7CR Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German terms suffixed with -e Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 66 25 8 Disambiguation of German terms suffixed with -e: 68 32
  2. (Christianity, in particular) ordination (Catholic and Orthodox sacrament) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Christianity
    Sense id: en-Weihe-de-noun-DJJODKBy Topics: Christianity
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: Altarweihe, Jugendweihe, Kirchweihe, Priesterweihe, Schiffsweihe Related terms: weihen, Weihnacht, Weihrauch, Weihung, Weihwasser
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: Weihe [genitive], Weihen [plural]
Etymology: From Old High German wīo, from Proto-Germanic *wīwô. Compare Pennsylvania German Woi. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|goh|wīo}} Old High German wīo, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*wīwô}} Proto-Germanic *wīwô, {{cog|pdc|Woi}} Pennsylvania German Woi Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Weihe f (genitive Weihe, plural Weihen)
  1. harrier (bird of prey) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Weihe-de-noun-BhS9UROc
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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        "consecration, any act or procession of making a thing or situation holy"
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          "making",
          "make"
        ],
        [
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          "situation"
        ],
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          "holy"
        ]
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      ]
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            "Society",
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        "in particular"
      ],
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      ],
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        "Christianity"
      ]
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