gnosis

nb-noun-mu

gnosis m (definite singular gnosisen, uncountable)

From Ancient Greek γνῶσις (gnôsis, “knowledge”).


menneske

menneske n (definite singular mennesket, indefinite plural mennesker, definite plural menneska or menneskene)

mennesket (definite singular)
mennesker (indefinite plural)
menneska (definite plural)
menneskene (definite plural)

From Old Norse manneskja (“human being”).

min færd kan jeg forsvare for Gud og mennesker

1874, Henrik Ibsen, De unges forbund, page 119:

my conduct I can defend before God and men

det er jo ikke så godt for et ensligt fruentimmer at stå imod, kan jeg tro. – Vi er jo alle sammen mennesker

1886, Henrik Ibsen, Rosmersholm, page 167:

it is not so good for a single lady to resist, I can believe. - We are all human

han havde tigget Gud om kraft og naade til at bli et nyt menneske

1905, Amalie Skram, Samlede Værker II, page 490:

he had begged God for power and grace to become a new man

det gamle menneske

the fallen man (who has not accepted Jesus Christ)

det nye mennesket

(biblical) man (humans created in the image of God)

(biblical) man (the opposite of God, the fallen, as opposed to the heavenly and sacred)

syvti til otteti favne er menneskens alder

seventy to eighty fathoms is the age of man

menneskens sind

1906, Hans E. Kinck, Livsaanderne, page 61:

ligedan er det i menneskens ark

1904, Knut Hamsun, Det vilde Kor, page 68:

menneskens sønn

(biblical, obsolete, singular definite with genitive) mankind's


pastor

pastor m (definite singular pastoren, indefinite plural pastorer, definite plural pastorene)

pastoren (definite singular)
pastorer (indefinite plural)
pastorene (definite plural)


sure

sure m (definite singular suren, indefinite plural surer, definite plural surene)

suren (definite singular)
surer (indefinite plural)
surene (definite plural)
sura (alternative)

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

bor

(Islam) a sura (any of the 114 chapters of the Qur'an)


fest

fest m (definite singular festen, indefinite plural fester, definite plural festene)

festen (definite singular)
fester (indefinite plural)
festene (definite plural)


eon

eon n (definite singular eonet, indefinite plural eon or eoner, definite plural eona or eonene)

eonet (definite singular)
eon (indefinite plural)
eoner (indefinite plural)
eona (definite plural)
eonene (definite plural)

From Latin aeon, from Ancient Greek αἰών (aiṓn, “age”).


sutra

sutra m (definite singular sutraen, indefinite plural sutraer, definite plural sutraene)

sutraen (definite singular)
sutraer (indefinite plural)
sutraene (definite plural)

From Sanskrit सूत्र (sūtra, “thread, rule”).


mormon

mormon m (definite singular mormonen, indefinite plural mormoner, definite plural mormonene)

mormonen (definite singular)
mormoner (indefinite plural)
mormonene (definite plural)

Directly or ultimately from English Mormon.

(religion) a Mormon (adherent of Mormonism)


islamist

islamist m (definite singular islamisten, indefinite plural islamister, definite plural islamistene)

islamisten (definite singular)
islamister (indefinite plural)
islamistene (definite plural)

Hun hadde fortalt hvordan SÄK hadde tatt over etterforskningen fra lenskrim, og at man med skjellig grunn hadde arrestert en gruppe med islamister som man fryktet ikke bare sto bak hendelsene omkring Lantz og Sjöstrand, men også hadde forårsaket Lennart Ekwalls tragedie.

2013, Stefan Tegenfalk, Vredens tid, Bazarforlag AS, →ISBN:


officium

officium n (definite singular officiet, indefinite plural officier, definite plural officia or officiene)

officiet (definite singular)
officier (indefinite plural)
officia (definite plural)
officiene (definite plural)


sikh

sikh m (definite singular sikhen, indefinite plural sikher, definite plural sikhene)

sikhen (definite singular)
sikher (indefinite plural)
sikhene (definite plural)

From English Sikh, from Punjabi ਸਿੱਖ (sikkha), from Sanskrit शिश्य (śiśya, “pupil”).


umma

umma m (definite singular ummaen, indefinite plural ummaer, definite plural ummaene)

ummaen (definite singular)
ummaer (indefinite plural)
ummaene (definite plural)


ritus

nb-noun

ritus m (definite singular ritusen, indefinite plural rituser or riter, definite plural ritusene or ritene)

ritusen (definite singular)
rituser (indefinite plural)
riter (indefinite plural)
ritusene (definite plural)
ritene (definite plural)

From Latin ritus (“rite”). Doublet of rite, which has much of the same sense.


pneumatiker

pneumatiker m (definite singular pneumatikeren, indefinite plural pneumatikere, definite plural pneumatikerne)

pneumatikeren (definite singular)
pneumatikere (indefinite plural)
pneumatikerne (definite plural)


kanon

kanon m (definite singular kanonen, indefinite plural kanoner, definite plural kanonene)

kanonen (definite singular)
kanoner (indefinite plural)
kanonene (definite plural)

From Old French canon, from Latin canōn, from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn, “measuring rod, standard”), akin to κάννα (kánna, “reed”), perhaps from Semitic (compare Hebrew קָנֶה (qane, “reed”)).


salme

salme m (definite singular salmen, indefinite plural salmer, definite plural salmene)

salmen (definite singular)
salmer (indefinite plural)
salmene (definite plural)

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


abaya

abaya m (definite singular abayaen, indefinite plural abayaer, definite plural abayaene)

abayaen (definite singular)
abayaer (indefinite plural)
abayaene (definite plural)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abaya».ogg

Unadapted borrowing from Arabic عَبَايَة (ʕabāya), alternative form of عَبَاءَة (ʕabāʔa, “cloak. frock”), derived from the root ع ب ء (ʕ b ʔ).

ubor

aldri tidligere har så mange irakiske kvinner dekket seg til i den svarte abayaen

never before have so many Iraqi women covered themselves in the black abaya

(Islam) an abaya, muslim women's piece of clothing used in the area around the Persian Gulf which consists of a long, black cloak that in some cases also covers the head


abstinens

abstinens m (definite singular abstinensen, indefinite plural abstinenser, definite plural abstinensene)

abstinensen (definite singular)
abstinenser (indefinite plural)
abstinensene (definite plural)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abstinens».ogg

From Latin abstinentia (“abstinence, self-restraint; fasting”), from abstinēns (“abstraining, abstinent”), present participle of abstineō (“I withhold”).

bor

abstinence (the act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite)

(ecclesiastical) abstention from certain foods on days of penitential observance


teolog

teolog m (definite singular teologen, indefinite plural teologer, definite plural teologene)

teologen (definite singular)
teologer (indefinite plural)
teologene (definite plural)

From Latin theologus, from Ancient Greek θεολόγος (theológos); θεός (theós) + -log.


trone

nb-noun-c

trone f or m (definite singular trona or tronen, indefinite plural troner, definite plural tronene)

trona (definite singular)
tronen (definite singular)
troner (indefinite plural)
tronene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek θρόνος (thrónos, “chair”, “throne”).

der

(biblical) throne; the third highest order of angels


relikvie

relikvie m (definite singular relikvien, indefinite plural relikvier, definite plural relikviene)

relikvien (definite singular)
relikvier (indefinite plural)
relikviene (definite plural)


antependium

antependium n (definite singular antependiet, indefinite plural antependier, definite plural antependia or antependiene)

antependiet (definite singular)
antependier (indefinite plural)
antependia (definite plural)
antependiene (definite plural)


absolusjon

absolusjon m (definite singular absolusjonen, indefinite plural absolusjoner, definite plural absolusjonene)

absolusjonen (definite singular)
absolusjoner (indefinite plural)
absolusjonene (definite plural)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «absolusjon».ogg

From Latin absolūtiō (“acquittal, absolving”), from absolvō (“I detach; finish; absolve, acquit”) (with the suffix -tiō, from Proto-Italic *-tjō, from Proto-Indo-European *-tis), from both ab- (“from, away from, off”), from Latin ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) + and from solvō (“release, loosen, dissolve, take apart”), from both sē- (“apart-, aside-, away”), from Proto-Indo-European *s(w)ēd, the ablative singular of *s(w)é (“self”) + and from luō (“I untie, set free, separate”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (“to wash”).

det var for å sone, finne tilgivelse … absolusjon for noe, for å komme til rette med sin Gud

1987, Jan Kjærstad, Det store eventyret, page 227:

it was to atone, to find forgiveness… absolution for something, to come to terms with his God

det er en like stor selvfølge at presten har absolusjonens ord i skriftemålet «by heart» som at doktoren er god på livreddende omsorg

it is as much a matter of course that the priest has the words of absolution in the confession "by heart" as that the doctor is good at life-saving care

etter absolusjonen ved båren i Stephansdomen beveget følget seg til Kapuzinerkirken

after the graduation at the stretcher in St. Stephen's Cathedral moved followed to the Capuchin Church

få absolusjon for syndene sine

gi absolusjon

meddele absolusjon

(religion, ecclesiastical) absolution (an absolving of sins from ecclesiastical penalties by an authority, especially in the Catholic or orthodox church)


absolutt

absolutt n (definite singular absoluttet, indefinite plural absolutt or absolutter, definite plural absolutta or absoluttene)

absoluttet (definite singular)
absolutt (indefinite plural)
absolutter (indefinite plural)
absolutta (definite plural)
absoluttene (definite plural)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «absolutt».ogg

From Latin absolūtus (“concluded, absolute”), perfect passive participle of absolvō (“complete, finish”), from both ab- (“from, off, away from”), from Latin ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) + and from solvō (“release, loosen, dissolve, take apart”), from both sē- (“apart-, aside-, away”), from Proto-Indo-European *s(w)ēd, the ablative singular of *s(w)é (“self”) + and from luō (“I untie, set free, separate”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (“to wash”).

de fire absolutter (absolutt ærlighet, renhet, uselviskhet, kjærlighet)

the four absolute requirements (absolute honesty, purity, selflessness, love)

gamle absolutter mister sin entydighet

jeg blir nødt til å minne deg om de tre absolutter, som var betingelsen for at vi kunne sette oss fast her oppe

1989, Hobæk Haff, Den guddommelige tragedie, page 118:

I'll have to remind you of the three absolutes, which were the condition for us to get stuck up here

(religion, philosophy) absolute claim, condition, assertion


absolvere

head

absolvere (passive absolveres, imperative absolver, present tense absolverer, simple past absolverte, past participle absolvert, present participle absolverende, verbal noun absolvering)

absolveres (passive)
absolver (imperative)
absolverer (present)
absolverte (past)
absolvert (participle past)
absolverende (participle present)
absolvering (noun-from-verb)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «absolvere».ogg

From Latin absolvere (“complete, finish”), from both ab- (“from, off, away from”), from Latin ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) + and from solvō (“release, loosen, dissolve, take apart”), from both sē- (“apart-, aside-, away”), from Proto-Indo-European *s(w)ēd, the ablative singular of *s(w)é (“self”) + and from luō (“I untie, set free, separate”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (“to wash”).

(Christianity, theology) to absolve (to grant a remission of sin; to give absolution to)


apostel

apostel m (definite singular apostelen, indefinite plural apostler, definite plural apostlene)

apostelen (definite singular)
apostler (indefinite plural)
apostlene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek ἀπόστολος (apóstolos, “one sent forth, apostle”).


pagode

head

pagode m (definite singular pagoden, indefinite plural pagoder, definite plural pagodene)

pagoden (definite singular)
pagoder (indefinite plural)
pagodene (definite plural)


nidkjær

nidkjær (neuter singular nidkjært, definite singular and plural nidkjære)

nidkjært (neuter singular)
nidkjære (definite plural singular)

From Danish nidkær, from obsolete nidkærlighed, derived from Middle Low German nidige leve.


rettferd

nb-noun-cu

rettferd f or m (definite singular rettferda or rettferden, uncountable)

rettferda (definite singular)
rettferden (definite singular)

From a back-formation of rettferdig as with Danish retfærd.


kjød

nb-noun-nu

kjød n (definite singular kjødet, uncountable)

From Danish kød, originally from Old Norse kjǫt.


buddhisme

nb-noun-mu

buddhisme m (definite singular buddhismen, uncountable)


tungetale

tungetale m (definite singular tungetalen, uncountable)

(religion) speaking in tongues, glossolalia


vigsel

vigsel m (definite singular vigselen, indefinite plural vigsler, definite plural vigslene)

vigselen (definite singular)
vigsler (indefinite plural)
vigslene (definite plural)


apostolisk

head

apostolisk (neuter singular apostolisk, definite singular and plural apostoliske, comparative mer apostolisk, predicative superlative mest apostolisk, attributive superlative mest apostoliske)

apostolisk (neuter singular)
apostoliske (definite plural singular)
mer apostolisk (comparative)
mest apostolisk (predicative superlative)
mest apostoliske (attributive superlative)

From Latin apostolicus (“apostolic; of or pertaining to an apostle”), from Ancient Greek ἀποστολικός (apostolikós, “apostolic”). Equivalent to apostel + -isk, last part from Old Norse -iskr, from Proto-Germanic *-iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *-iskos.
Cognate with French apostolique, Italian apostolico, Portuguese apostólico, Spanish apostólico and English apostolic.

der

apostolisk kirke

apostoliske brev (apostelbrev)

de apostoliske fedre

apostolisk prefekt

den apostoliske trosbekjennelse

apostolisk vikar

apostolic prefect (but with higher rank)

apostolisk suksesjon

de ekte bildene skaper seg selv, og de falske krever apostolisk geni

1949, Aksel Sandemose, Alice Atkinson og hennes elskere, page 41:

the real images create themselves, and the false ones demand apostolic genius

(religion, Christianity) apostolic (pertaining to apostles or their practice of teaching; pertaining to the apostles of early Christianity or their teachings)


pavedømme

pavedømme n (definite singular pavedømmet, indefinite plural pavedømmer, definite plural pavedømma or pavedømmene)

pavedømmet (definite singular)
pavedømmer (indefinite plural)
pavedømma (definite plural)
pavedømmene (definite plural)


Apostlenes gjerninger

Acts of the Apostles
Acts of the Apostles

(biblical) Acts of the Apostles (fifth book of the New Testament)


dogmatisk

dogmatisk (indefinite singular dogmatisk, definite singular and plural dogmatiske)

dogmatisk (indefinite singular)
dogmatiske (definite plural singular)

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


forsyn

nb-noun-nu

forsyn n (definite singular forsynet, uncountable)

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


luthersk

head

luthersk (neuter singular luthersk, definite singular and plural lutherske)

luthersk (neuter singular)
lutherske (definite plural singular)

(religion) Lutheran (relating to Martin Luther, Lutheranism and the Lutheran Church)


dødssynd

nb-noun-c

dødssynd f or m (definite singular dødssynda or dødssynden, indefinite plural dødssynder, definite plural dødssyndene)

dødssynda (definite singular)
dødssynden (definite singular)
dødssynder (indefinite plural)
dødssyndene (definite plural)


ortodoks

head

ortodoks (neuter singular ortodokst, definite singular and plural ortodokse)

ortodokst (neuter singular)
ortodokse (definite plural singular)

From Ancient Greek ὀρθόδοξος (orthódoxos).

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


hviledag

hviledag m (definite singular hviledagen, indefinite plural hviledager, definite plural hviledagene)

hviledagen (definite singular)
hviledager (indefinite plural)
hviledagene (definite plural)
kviledag (alternative Nynorsk also)


bønnemøte

bønnemøte n (definite singular bønnemøtet, indefinite plural bønnemøter, definite plural bønnemøta or bønnemøtene)

bønnemøtet (definite singular)
bønnemøter (indefinite plural)
bønnemøta (definite plural)
bønnemøtene (definite plural)


filister

filister m (definite singular filisteren, indefinite plural filistere or filistre or filistrer, definite plural filisterne or filistrene)

filisteren (definite singular)
filistere (indefinite plural)
filistre (indefinite plural)
filistrer (indefinite plural)
filisterne (definite plural)
filistrene (definite plural)

From German Philister, from Hebrew פְּלִשְׁתִּים (p'lishtím).

der

פְּלִשְׁתִּים


syndflod

nb-noun-c

syndflod f or m (definite singular syndfloda or syndfloden, indefinite plural syndfloder, definite plural syndflodene)

syndfloda (definite singular)
syndfloden (definite singular)
syndfloder (indefinite plural)
syndflodene (definite plural)

synd + flod, from Low German sintfluot; compare with German Sintflut.


tabernakel

nb-noun-irreg

tabernakel n (definite singular tabernakelet or tabernaklet, indefinite plural tabernakel or tabernakler, definite plural tabernakla or tabernaklene)

tabernakelet (definite singular)
tabernaklet (definite singular)
tabernakel (indefinite plural)
tabernakler (indefinite plural)
tabernakla (definite plural)
tabernaklene (definite plural)

From Latin tabernaculum, diminutive of taberna.

no:tabernakel
no:tabernakel (kristendom)
no:tabernakelet


skrifte

skrifte (present tense skrifter, past tense skrifta or skriftet, past participle skrifta or skriftet)

skrifter (present)
skrifta (past)
skriftet (past)
skrifta (participle past)
skriftet (participle past)

(religion) to confess one's sins in order to gain absolution.


skriftemål

skriftemål n (definite singular skriftemålet, indefinite plural skriftemål, definite plural skriftemåla or skriftemålene)

skriftemålet (definite singular)
skriftemål (indefinite plural)
skriftemåla (definite plural)
skriftemålene (definite plural)

From Old Norse skriptamál, equivalent to skrifte + mål.

(religion) Confession; the disclosure of one's sins to God or a priest in order to obtain absolution


misgjerning

nb-noun-c

misgjerning f or m (definite singular misgjerninga or misgjerningen, indefinite plural misgjerninger, definite plural misgjerningene)

misgjerninga (definite singular)
misgjerningen (definite singular)
misgjerninger (indefinite plural)
misgjerningene (definite plural)


presteskap

presteskap n (definite singular presteskapet, indefinite plural presteskap or presteskaper, definite plural presteskapa or presteskapene)

presteskapet (definite singular)
presteskap (indefinite plural)
presteskaper (indefinite plural)
presteskapa (definite plural)
presteskapene (definite plural)

From prest + -e- + -skap, compare with Old Norse prestskapr.


gudstro

nb-noun-mu

gudstro m (definite singular gudstroen, uncountable)

gudstroen (definite singular)
gudstru (alternative Nynorsk also)


bibelfortelling

nb-noun-c

bibelfortelling f or m (definite singular bibelfortellinga or bibelfortellingen, indefinite plural bibelfortellinger, definite plural bibelfortellingene)

bibelfortellinga (definite singular)
bibelfortellingen (definite singular)
bibelfortellinger (indefinite plural)
bibelfortellingene (definite plural)


høyhet

høyhet f or m (definite singular høyheta or høyheten, indefinite plural høyheter, definite plural høyhetene)

høyheta (definite singular)
høyheten (definite singular)
høyheter (indefinite plural)
høyhetene (definite plural)


presbyterianer

presbyterianer m (definite singular presbyterianeren, indefinite plural presbyterianere, definite plural presbyterianerne)

presbyterianeren (definite singular)
presbyterianere (indefinite plural)
presbyterianerne (definite plural)


bannlyse

head

bannlyse (imperative bannlys, present bannlyser, simple past bannlyste, past participle bannlyst)

bannlys (imperative)
bannlyser (present)
bannlyste (past)
bannlyst (participle past)

bann (“ban”) + lyse (“proclaim”). Compare Danish bandlyse, Faroese bannlýsa, Icelandic bannlýsa, and Swedish bannlysa

(theology, Christianity) to excommunicate


fattes

fattes (present tense fattes, past tense fattedes, supine fattes)

fattes (present)
fattedes (past)
fattes (supine)

Meg har fattes intet.