Erlösung

German

Etymology

From Middle High German erlœsunge, from Old High German irlōsunga. Analyzable as erlösen (“to deliver”) +‎ -ung.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛɐ̯ˈløːzʊŋ/
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Noun

Erlösung f (genitive Erlösung, plural Erlösungen)

deliverance; liberation
(Christianity) deliverance; redemption; salvation (liberation from sin, its destructive power and its punishment)

Declension

Declension of Erlösung [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Erlösung	die	Erlösungen
genitive	einer	der	Erlösung	der	Erlösungen
dative	einer	der	Erlösung	den	Erlösungen
accusative	eine	die	Erlösung	die	Erlösungen

Further reading

“Erlösung” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Erlösung” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Erlösung” in Duden online
Erlösung on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

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