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1 church
[ ə: ]1) (a building for public Christian worship.) kirkja2) (a group of Christians considered as a whole: the Catholic Church.) söfnuður• -
2 Roman Catholic
( also Catholic) ((a member) of the Christian church which recognizes the Pope as its head.) rómversk-kaþólskur -
3 cardinal
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4 mass
I 1. [mæs] noun1) (a large lump or quantity, gathered together: a mass of concrete/people.) massi; hrúga; klumpur; fjöldi2) (a large quantity: I've masses of work / things to do.) ógrynni3) (the bulk, principal part or main body: The mass of people are in favour of peace.) meginhluti4) ((a) measure of the quantity of matter in an object: The mass of the rock is 500 kilos.) massi2. verb(to bring or come together in large numbers or quantities: The troops massed for an attack.) safnast saman3. adjective(of large quantities or numbers: mass murder; a mass meeting.) fjölda-- mass-produce
- mass-production
- the mass media II [mæs] noun1) ((a) celebration, especially in the Roman Catholic church, of Christ's last meal (Last Supper) with his disciples: What time do you go to Mass?) messa2) (a setting to music of some of the words used in this service.) messa (tónverk) -
5 papacy
['peipəsi]1) (the position or power of the pope: The papacy is the central authority of the Roman Catholic church.) páfadómur2) (government by popes: the history of the papacy.) páfastjórn -
6 pontiff
['pontif]((in the Roman Catholic church) a bishop, especially the Pope.) biskup; páfi -
7 pope
[pəup]((often with capital) the bishop of Rome, head of the Roman Catholic church: A new Pope has been elected.) páfi -
8 Protestant
['protəstənt]noun, adjective((a member) of any of the Christian churches that separated from the Roman Catholic church at or after the Reformation.) mótmælandi (sem aðhyllist mótmælendatrú) -
9 ritual
['ri uəl]noun ((a particular set of) traditional or fixed actions etc used in a religious etc ceremony: Christian rituals; the ritual of the Roman Catholic church.) helgisiðir, ritúal -
10 Roman Catholicism
( also Catholicism) (the beliefs, government etc of the Roman Catholic Church.) rómversk-kaþólsk trú -
11 abbey
['æbi]1) (the building(s) in which a Christian (usually Roman Catholic) group of monks or nuns lives.) klaustur2) (the church now or formerly belonging to it: Westminster Abbey.) klausturkirkja -
12 priest
[pri:st]1) ((in the Christian Church, especially the Roman Catholic, Orthodox and Anglican churches) a clergyman.) prestur2) ((feminine priestess) (in non-Christian religions) an official who performs sacrifices etc to the god(s).) kvenprestur; hofgyðja•
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