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1 Christianity
[-'ænəti]noun (the religion of Christ.) -
2 Christian
['kris ən] 1. noun(a follower of or a believer in Christ.) kristinn, kristinnar trúar2. adjectiveHe had a Christian upbringing.) kristinn, kristilegur- christian name -
3 conversion
[kən'və:ʃən, ]( American[) -ʒən](the act of converting: his conversion to Christianity; the conversion of the house into a hotel.) (um)breyting; trúskipti -
4 convert
1. [kən'və:t] verb1) (to change from one thing into another: He has converted his house into four separate flats; This sofa converts into a bed.) breyta; vera umbreytanlegur2) (to change from one religion etc to another: He was converted to Christianity.) skipta um trú2. ['konvə:t] noun(a person who has been converted to a particular religion etc: a convert to Buddhism.) trúskiptingur3. noun(a car with a folding or detachable top.) blæjubíll; bíll með fellanlegu þaki -
5 evangelical
[i:væn'‹elikəl](seeking to convert people, especially to Christianity.) evangelískur; trúboðs- -
6 evangelist
[i-]noun (a person who preaches Christianity especially at large public meetings.) vakningarpredikari -
7 heathen
['hi:ðən]noun, adjective((of) a person who believes in a less advanced form of religion, especially one with many gods: Missionaries tried to convert the heathens to Christianity.) heiðingi; heiðinn -
8 religion
[rə'li‹ən]1) (a belief in, or the worship of, a god or gods.) trú2) (a particular system of belief or worship: Christianity and Islam are two different religions.) trúarbrögð•- religiously
- religiousness
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