Götzendiener

German

Etymology

Götze + -n- + Diener

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡœt͡sn̩ˌdiːnɐ/
  • Hyphenation: Göt‧zen‧die‧ner
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Noun

Götzendiener m (strong, genitive Götzendieners, plural Götzendiener, feminine Götzendienerin)

  1. idolator
    • 1912, Martin Luther, Lutherbibel von 1912, Ephesians 5:5 (with KJV translation)
      Denn das sollt ihr wissen, daß kein Hurer oder Unreiner oder Geiziger, welcher ist ein Götzendiener, Erbe hat in dem Reich Christi und Gottes.
      For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

Declension

Derived terms

  • Götzendienerei

Further reading

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