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Christentum
     1. n. (religion) Christendom
     2. n. (religion) Christianity
geweihter
Versammlungsort
     1. n. meeting place, place of assembly, gathering place, meeting location
Einer
     1. n-m. (mathematics) unit
     2. n-m. (mathematics) units' place, ones' place (place value of a number)
     3. n-m. (sports) single scull
     4. n-m. (swimming) one-meter diving board
     5. num. feminine singular of ein
     6. art. feminine singular of ein
     7. pron. one
     8. pron. someone, somebody
     9. pron. feminine singular of einer
christlichen
     1. adj. form of christlich
Glaubensgemeinschaft
     1. n-f. denomination, confession
in
     1. prep. (with dative) in, inside, within, at (inside a building)
           Es ist in dem Haus. - It is in the house.
           Ich habe die Schlüssel im (in dem) Kühlschrank gefunden. - I found the keys in the refrigerator.
           Unsere Kinder sind in der Schule. - Our kids are at school.
           Er ist in einem Café. - He is at a coffee shop.
           Letzte Nacht waren sie im (in dem) Club. - They were at the club last night.
     2. prep. (with dative) in (pertaining to)
           in diesem Sinne - in this/that sense
     3. prep. (with dative) in, at, by (at the end of or during a period of time)
           Er schloss sein Studium im Alter von vierzehn. - He completed his studies at/by the age of fourteen.
           im Alter - in old age
           im Mittelalter - during the middle ages
           in den 1960er Jahren - in the 1960s
     4. prep. (with accusative) into, to (going inside (of))
           Er geht ins Haus. - He goes into the house.
           Wir gehen in die Schweiz. - We are going to Switzerland.
           Wir treten in ein neues Zeitalter ein. - We are coming into a new age.
     5. adj. in, popular (in fashion)
dem
     1. art. dative singular of der: the
     2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
Unter
     1. n-m. jack, knave (playing card)
     2. prep. under
     3. prep. below
     4. prep. among, between
     5. prep. (chiefly literary) with; along with; accompanied by an action (often concessive)
           Die englische Sprache überlebte die normannische Eroberung unter weitgehendem Verlust ihrer ursprünglichen Struktur. - The English language survived the Norman conquest, largely losing, however
     6. prep. (rare, or regional) during
anderem
     1. adj. form of anderer, em
unter anderem
     1. adv. among other things, inter alia, amongst others
Gottesdienste
     1. n. plural of Gottesdienst
     Gottesdienst
          1. n. worship (religious ceremony)
          2. n. divine service, church service, religious service
abgehalten
     1. Participle. past participle of abhalten
     abhalten
          1. v. to keep off, away, or out; to hold off
          2. v. to stop (someone from doing something); to block; to hold back or up
          3. v. to hold (a service, ceremony, etc.)
          4. v. to hold (a child while it relieves itself)
          5. v. to change the direction from
Werden
     1. n. (gerund of werden); becoming (coming into being)
     2. v. (auxiliary) will; to be going (to do something); forms the future tense
           Ich werde nach Hause gehen. - I will go home.
     3. v. (auxiliary) would; forms the subjunctive tense of most verbs
     4. v. (auxiliary) to be done; forms the passive voice
           Das Buch wird gerade gelesen. (present tense) - The book is being read.
           Ich wurde in Europa geboren. (preterite tense) - I was born in Europe.
           Er war geschlagen worden. (past perfect tense) - He had been beaten.
     5. v. (copulative, past participle geworden) to become; to get; to grow; to turn
           Es wird heißer. - It's getting hotter.
     6. v. (with a dative object and certain adjectives) to begin or come to feel or experience (a condition)
           Usage: In this sense werden is always conjugated in the third person singular and takes a dative noun. The impersonal subject es may be present, but is often taken as implied. (See the usage no
           Wird dir kalt? - Are you getting cold?
           Den Kindern wird langweilig. - The children are getting bored.
           Von Mayonnaise wird mir schlecht. - Mayonnaise makes me sick. (Literally: From mayonnaise I become sick.)
     7. v. (copulative, colloquial) to be, to happen, to occur (in the future)
           Wir werden zusammen glücklich. - We will be happy together.
           Was wird aus mir? - What will become of me?
     8. v. (colloquial) to be going to work
           Das wird so nichts. - It will not work like that.
Gebäude
     1. n. building, edifice, structure
das
     1. art. singular of der: the
     2. pron. singular of der
     3. pron.          (relative) who, that, which
                   Ich kenne ein Mädchen, das das kann. - I know a girl who can do that.
                   Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist.
     4. pron.          (demonstrative) this, that, it
                   Das ist mein Haus. - This is my house.
                   er - Er wissen
                   Ich hab das nicht. - I don’t have it. (i.e. the thing mentioned)
     5. pron.          (regional, northern Germany) it (subject of an impersonal verb)
                   Das regnet schon wieder. - It’s raining again.
                   Wissen Sie, wie spät das ist? - Do you know what time it is?
     der
          1. art. the
          2. art. feminine singular of der
          3. art. genitive plural of der
          4. pron. who; that; which
                Ich kenne einen Mann, der das kann. - I know a man who can do that.
          5. pron. feminine dative singular of der: (to) whom, which, that
          6. pron. (attributive, stressed) that
                Der Mann war es! - It was that man!
          7. pron. (indicative) him, he
                Der hat es getan! - It was him who did it!
          8. pron. (differential) the one, him
                Der mit dem Mantel - The one with the coat
          9. pron. feminine dative singular of der: (to) that, (to) her
zum
     1. contraction. to or for the (contraction of zu + dem)
     2. contraction. to or for a (contraction of zu + einem)
     zu
          1. prep. to, towards (indicates directionality)
                zum Bahnhof - to the train station
          2. prep. with respect to; regarding
                Zu Punkt 1 möchte ich bemerken, dass... - With respect to item 1, let me remark that...
          3. prep. along with; with (accompanying (the main thing in question))
                Wasser zum Essen trinken - to drink water with one’s meal
          4. prep. at, on (indicates location)
                zu Hause - at home
          5. prep. at (indicates time)
                zur richtigen Zeit - at the right time
                zu Beginn - at the beginning
          6. prep. by, in, on, at (indicates mode (of transportation, speech, etc.))
                zu Pferd - on horseback
          7. prep. (with a verb) for; (with a noun) as, by way of (for the purpose of)
          8. prep. for (in honor of, or directed towards the celebration or event of)
          9. prep. into (indicates transition into another form or substance)
          10. prep. as, for, to be (to take on the role of)
          11. prep. to (used to indicate ratios)
          12. prep. at (denotes a price or rate)
          13. part. (with infinitives of verbs) to
                etwas zu essen - something to eat
          14. adv. (with adjectives and adverbs) too (excessively)
                zu schnell - too fast
          15. adv. (by extension, slang) (An intensifier.)
                Dieses Essen ist zu lecker! - This food tastes so good!
          16. adv. towards; at
          17. adv. (somewhat, informal) shut; closed; locked
          18. adv. ahead, on (along, forwards (continuing an action))
          19. adj. (somewhat, informal) shut, closed (made inaccessible or impassable; not open)
                Das Geschäft war zu. - The shop was closed.
                Die Tür muss aus Brandschutzgründen immer zu sein. - This door must be shut at all times for reasons of fire safety.
                Die Tür ist zu, ich komm nicht rein. - The door is locked, I can’t get in there.
          20. adj. closed (not operating or conducting trade)
          21. adj. done up (fastened)
          22. adj. (slang) hammered; very drunk
     dem
          1. art. dative singular of der: the
          2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
Abhalten
     1. n. gerund of abhalten
     2. v. to keep off, away, or out; to hold off
     3. v. to stop (someone from doing something); to block; to hold back or up
     4. v. to hold (a service, ceremony, etc.)
     5. v. to hold (a child while it relieves itself)
     6. v. to change the direction from
christlicher
     1. adj. comparative of christlich
     2. adj. form of christlich
Rituale
     1. n. plural of Ritual
     Ritual
          1. n. ritual
vorgesehen
     1. Participle. past participle of vorsehen
     2. adj. envisaged, planned, scheduled
     vorsehen
          1. v. to look (out) from behind something
          2. v. to plan, to have in mind
          3. v. to schedule, to set aside
          4. v. to be careful, to watch out
          5. v. to supply oneself
ist
     1. v. third-person singular present of sein
     sein
          1. v. (copulative, with a predicate adjective or predicate nominative) to be
                Das ist schön. - That is beautiful.
                Das ist ein Auto. - That is a car.
          2. v. (with a dative object and certain adjectives) to feel, (to experience a condition)
                Usage: In this sense sein is always conjugated in the third person singular and takes a Dative noun. The impersonal subject es may be present, but is often taken as implied. For example: "Mir i
                Ist dir kalt? - Are you cold?
                Mir ist schlecht. - I'm sick.
                Dem Mann ist schwindelig. - The man feels dizzy.
                Den Kindern ist langweilig. - The children are bored.
          3. v. (with a dative object and nach or danach, sometimes with zumute) to feel like, to be in the mood for
                Usage: As in the previous sense sein takes a Dative noun and is always conjugated according to the impersonal subject es, although it is usually omitted.
                Uns ist nach einem Film zumute. - We feel like watching a movie.
                Mir ist nicht danach. - I don't feel like it.
          4. v. (auxiliary) forms the present perfect and past perfect tenses of certain intransitive verbs
                Er ist alt geworden. - He has become old.
          5. v. to exist; there to be; to be alive
                Was nicht ist, kann noch werden. (a common proverb) - That which does not exist now, may come into existence.
                Wenn ich nicht mehr bin, erbst du das Haus. - When I am no more, you'll inherit the house.
          6. v. to have the next turn (in a game, in a queue, etc.)
                Du bist. - It’s your turn.
                Du bist nach mir. - Your turn is after mine.
          7. v. to be "it"; to be the tagger in a game of tag
                Du bist! - You're it!
                Ich bin nicht mehr. - I'm not it anymore.
          8. det. his
                Daniel schickt seiner Schwester eine SMS. - Daniel is sending a text to his sister.
                Der Kater spielt oft mit seinen Spielsachen. - The cat often plays with his toys.
          9. det. its (agreeing with a masculine or neuter noun)
                der Mond und sein Licht - the moon and its light
                das Schaf und seine Lämmer - the sheep and its lambs
          10. det.          (informal) Used to express an approximate number, often with so.
                        Der kostet so seine zweihundert Euro. - That one costs around two hundred euros.
          11. det. one's
                Man muss seinem Herzen folgen. - One must follow one’s heart.
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