noun
-
a high priest who has responsibility for all the churches in a particular area
baptize
- pokřtít, křtít
BrE
/'bæptaɪz/
AmE
/'bæptaɪz/
verb
-
to perform a ceremony in which they pour water on a person's head or in which a person is submerged in water to show that they have become members of the church
believer
- věřící (člověk)
BrE
/bɪ'li:və/
AmE
/bɪ'li:vər/
noun
-
a person who believes in God
Bible
- Bible
BrE
/'baɪbl/
AmE
/'baɪbl/
noun
-
the holy book of Christians
bishop
- biskup
BrE
/'bɪʃəp/
AmE
/'bɪʃəp/
noun
-
a high priest
Buddhist
- budhistický
BrE
/'bʊdɪst/
AmE
/'bʊdɪst/
adjective
-
belonging to the main religion of Tibet and central Asia
cathedral
- katedrála, chrám
BrE
/kæ'θi:drəl/
AmE
/kæ'θi:drəl/
noun
-
a large and important church
ceremony
- obřad
BrE
/'serəməni/
AmE
/'serəməni/
noun
-
actions that are performed at an important event, e.g. a wedding, a funeral etc.
commandment
- přikázání
BrE
/kə'mɑ:ndmənt/
AmE
/kə'mændmənt/
noun
-
an important religious law, esp. one of the ten laws given by God to people in the Bible
convent
- klášter (pro ženy)
BrE
/'kɒnvənt/
AmE
/'kɑ:nvənt/
noun
-
a place where nuns live
cross
- kříž, křížek
BrE
/'krɒs/
AmE
/'krɑ:s/
noun
-
two lines or long pieces of something that go across each other, the shape ' X '
crucifixion
- ukřižování
BrE
/krʊsɪ'fɪkʃən/
AmE
/ˌkru:sɪ'fɪkʃən/
noun
-
the act of nailing a person to a wooden cross which was used in the Roman times to punish criminals
cult
- sekta, kult
BrE
/'kʌlt/
AmE
/'kʌlt/
noun
-
an unusual religious group, sometimes one that has a negative influence on its members and the people around
devil
- ďábel, čert, zlý duch, démon
BrE
/'devl/
AmE
/'devl/
noun
-
an mythical evil character that lives in hell and has two horns on his head
god
- bůh
BrE
/'gɒd/
AmE
/'gɑ:d/
noun
-
a being that some people believe in, pray to etc. because they believe he has a supernatural power over the whole world
heaven
- nebe, nebesa
BrE
/'hevn/
AmE
/'hevn/
noun
-
the place where a god lives or where he takes good people after they die
hell
- peklo
BrE
/'hel/
AmE
/'hel/
noun
-
a place where the devil lives or where bad people are believed to go after they die
holy
- svatý, posvátný
BrE
/'həʊli/
AmE
/'hoʊli/
adjective
-
belonging to or related to a god
hymn
- chvalozpěv, církevní píseň, kostelní píseň, chorál
BrE
/'hɪm/
AmE
/'hɪm/
noun
-
a song sung in a church, a song about God, a song for God
chapel
- kaple, kaplička
BrE
/'tʃæpl/
AmE
/'tʃæpl/
noun
-
a small church
choir
- sbor (pěvecký), pěvecký sbor
BrE
/'kwaɪə/
AmE
/'kwaɪər/
noun
-
a group of people singing together
Christian
- křesťanský
BrE
/'krɪstʃən/
AmE
/'krɪstʃən/
adjective
-
being of a religion that believes in Jesus Christ
church
- kostel
BrE
/'tʃɜ:tʃ/
AmE
/'tʃɜ:rtʃ/
noun
-
a building where religious people (Christians) go to pray etc.
incense
- kadidlo, vonná látka
BrE
/'ɪnsəns/
AmE
/'ɪnsəns/
noun
-
a sweet-smelling substance that is burned during religious ceremonies
mass
- mše
BrE
/'mæs/
AmE
/'mæs/
noun
-
a church service
miracle
- zázrak
BrE
/'mɪrəkl/
AmE
/'mɪrəkl/
noun
-
a wonderful event that you thought was impossible
monastery
- klášter (pro muže)
BrE
/'mɒnəstri/
AmE
/'mɑ:nəsteri/
noun
-
a place where monks live
monk
- mnich
BrE
/'mɒŋk/
AmE
/'mɑ:ŋk/
noun
-
a religious man who decides to live separately with other religious men in a monastery
Moslem
- muslimský
BrE
/'mʌzləm/
AmE
/'mʌzləm/
adjective
-
belonging to the main religion of Arabic countries
mosque
- mešita
BrE
/'mɒsk/
AmE
/'mɑ:sk/
noun
-
a kind of church for Muslims
nun
- jeptiška
BrE
/'nʌn/
AmE
/'nʌn/
noun
-
a religious woman who decides to live separately with other religious women in a convent
pilgrim
- poutník
BrE
/'pɪlgrɪm/
AmE
/'pɪlgrɪm/
noun
-
a religious person who is travelling to a place that is important for his religion
Pope
- Papež
BrE
/'pəʊp/
AmE
/'poʊp/
noun
-
the head of the Catholic church
pray
- modlit se
BrE
/'preɪ/
AmE
/'preɪ/
verb
-
to speak to a god
prayer
- modlitba
BrE
/'preə/
AmE
/'prer/
noun
-
the words spoken to a god, the act of speaking to a god
preacher
- kazatel
BrE
/'pri:tʃə/
AmE
/'pri:tʃər/
noun
-
a person who gives a religious speech, esp. in a church
prophet
- prorok
BrE
/'prɒfət/
AmE
/'prɑ:fət/
noun
-
a person sent by a god to deliver a message to people
psalm
- žalm
BrE
/'sɑ:m/
AmE
/'sɑ:m/
noun
-
a religious song or poem, there are 150 in the Bible
resurrection
- vzkříšení
BrE
/ˌrezə'rekʃən/
AmE
/ˌrezər'rekʃən/
noun
-
the act of rising from the dead
sacrifice
- oběť
BrE
/'sækrɪfaɪs/
AmE
/'sækrəfaɪs/
noun
-
something important that you give up for something that you think is even more important
saint
- svatý (člověk), světec
BrE
/'seɪnt/
AmE
/'seɪnt/
noun
-
a good religious person who is respected greatly esp. after his/her death
saviour
- spasitel
BrE
/'seɪvjə/
AmE
/'seɪvjər/
noun
-
a person/god who saves people from death or sin; in Christian religion it is the Christ
sermon
- kázání
BrE
/'sɜ:mən/
AmE
/'sɜ:rmən/
noun
-
a religious speech
service
- bohoslužba
BrE
/'sɜ:vɪs/
AmE
/'sɜ:rvɪs/
noun
-
religious ceremony
sin
- hřích, nepravost
BrE
/'sɪn/
AmE
/'sɪn/
noun
-
an act that is considered wrong by your religion
sinner
- hříšník
BrE
/'sɪnə/
AmE
/'sɪŋər/
noun
-
a person who does what is not acceptable according to a religion
soul
- duše (člověka)
BrE
/'səʊl/
AmE
/'soʊl/
noun
-
the part of a person which is not physical, the spiritual part of a person
synagogue
- synagoga
BrE
/'sɪnəgəʊg/
AmE
/'sɪnəgoʊg/
noun
-
a kind of church in Judaism
temple
- chrám
BrE
/'templ/
AmE
/'templ/
noun
-
a large building where religious ceremonies take place and where people go to pray
temptation
- pokušení
BrE
/temp'teɪʃn/
AmE
/temp'teɪʃn/
noun
-
something that tries to persuade you to do something bad
worship
- uctívat
BrE
/'wɜ:ʃɪp/
AmE
/'wɜ:rʃɪp/
verb
-
to treat somebody as a god, to show great respect (to god)