EA abbr

Martin Luther. Sämtliche Werke. Erlangen

EAF abbr

Ethnographisch-archäologische Forschung. Berlin

EARBL abbr

Erbe und Auftrag der Reformation in den bömischen Ländern. Eppelheim

EAW abbr

Einleitung in die Altertumswissenschaft. Berlin

EAZ abbr

Ethnographisch-archäologische Zeitschrift. Berlin

Eb. abr

EB abbr

Echter Bibel. Die Heilige Schrift in deutscher Übersetzung. Würzburg

EB(B) abbr

Encyclopaedia Biblica. Ed. Institutum Bialik. Jerusalem

EB(C) abbr

Encyclopedia Biblica. Thomas Kelly Cheyne, J.Sutherland Black, eds. London

Ebauung f

edification; devotional; moralische E. - moral edification

Ebauungsbuch n (-"er)

devotional books

ebd. abr

ebenda - ibidem, ibid., ib.

eben  

just, precisely, exactly; just (now); flat, even

Ebenbild n (-er)

image, (exact) likeness;  in Gottes E. in God's image

ebenbürtig adj

of equal rank

Ebene f (-n)

level, plane; flatland; plain

ebenf. abr

ebenfalls  

likewise, also, too, as well

Ebenholz n

ebony

ebenmässig adj

even

ebenso  

just as/so, equally; just as well

ebensogut adv

equally well

ebensowenig adv

just as little; no more than

EbEv abr

ebf. abr

Ebf. abr

ebionitisch adj

Ebionite

Ebionitismus m

Ebionism

Ebräer m (-)

Hebrew

ebs. abr

Ebst. abr

Ebt. abr

EBT abbr

Encyclopedia of Biblical Theology. London

eccl. abr

Eccl. abr

ecclesia

Lat, Gr: church; e. catholica - catholic church; e. docens - teaching authority; e. militans - church militant; e. triumphans - church triumphant; e. universalis - universal church 

Ecclesiasticus m

Ecclesiasticus

Echnatonpsalm m

Akhenaton's Hymn

Echo n (-s)

echo

Echo-Register n

echo stop (organ)

Echodynamik f

echo dynamics

echofrei

Mus: echo-free; dead

Echoton m

echo tone

Echowerk n (-e)

celestial organ, altar organ, echo organ

echt adj, adv

genuine(ly), true, real(ly); unadultera­ted; authentic

Echtheit f

authenticity, purity, genuineness

Echtheitsfrage f (-n)

question of the authenticity

Echtzeit f

real time

Eckart abbr

Eckart. Blätter für evangelische Geistesarbeit. Berlin, u. a.

Ecke f (-n)

corner, angle; edge; nook

eckig  

square; e. Klammern - brackets

Ecksätze m

Mus: outer movements

Eckstein m (-e)

cornerstone; curbstone

Eco-Feminismus m

eco-feminism

EcR abbr

Ecclesiastical Review. Washington, D.C.

EcSS abbr

Ecumenical Studies Series. Indianapolis, Pennsylvania

EcumNotes abbr

Ecumenical Notes. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

ed. abr

Engl: edited, ediert; editor; edition

Ed. abr

edd. abv

Lat: ediderunt  haben herausgegeben

edel  adj, adv

noble; honourable; gentle; precious; excellent; nobly; edle Einfalt - noble innocence (Winkelmann); edle Geburt - noble birth; edles Geschlecht - noble stock; edle Gesinnung - noble-mindedness, nobility of mind; edler Wilder - noble savage

edelgesinnt adj. adv

noble-minded; high-minded; nobly

Edelgestein n (-e)

precious stone, jewel, gem

edelherzig adj

noble-hearted, magnanimous

Edelholz n (-"er)

precious wood; rare wood

Edelmann m (-leute)

noble(man)

Edelmetall n (-e)

precious metal

Edelmut m

noble-mindedness, nobleness of mind; nobility; generosity

edelmütig adj

noble; e. Bewußtsein - noble consciousness

Edelstein m (-)

precious stone, jewel, gem

Eden  

Eden

edieren  

to publish

Edikt n (-e)

edict

Edition f (-en)

edition

Editionsleitung f

editorship

Edle n

the noble

edle Einfalt f

noble innocence or simplicity

EDM abbr

Das Erbe deutscher Musik. Leipzig

Edomiter m (-)

Edomite

edomitisch adj

Edomite

EETh abbr

Einführung in die evangelische Theologie. München

Effekt m

effect

effektiv  adj

effective

Effektivität f

effectiveness

eforderlich adj

requisite; required; necessary

efordern vr

to require; to need; to necessitate; to render necessary; to call for; to demand

egal adj

equivalent

Egalisierung f

equalization

Egalitarismus m

egalitarianism

Egalität f

equality

Egbd. abr

 Ergänzungsband

eggen  vr

to harrow

Ego n

ego

Ego-Ideal n

ego-ideal

Egoismus m

egoism, selfishness

egoistisch  adj

egoistic(al)

Egomanie f

egomania

Egotismus m

egotism

Egozentrik f

egocentrism

egozentrisch adj

egocentric

EHB abbr

Der evangelische Heidenbote. Basel

ehe  conj

before; until

Ehe f (-n)

marriage, matrimony, wedlock

Ehebett n (-en)

nuptial bed

ehebrechen  

to commit adultery

Ehebrecher m (-)

adulterer

Ehebrecherei f

adultery

Ehebrecherin f (-nen)

adulteress

Ehebruch m

adultery

Ehebund m (-"e)

marriage, wedlock, matrimony

Ehebündnis n (-se)

marriage, wedlock, matrimony

ehedem adv

before this time, formerly, of old, heretofore

Ehefrau f (-en)

married woman, wife

Ehegattin f (-nen)

wife, (lawful) spouse

Ehegemahl m (-e)

husband

Ehegesetz n (-e)

martial law

Ehehindernis n (-sse)

marriage impediment

Ehekonsensus m

consent of marriage

Eheleute f

married people

ehelich adj

matrimonial, conjugal

ehelichen  

to marry

Ehelichung f (-en)

marriage

ehelos adj

unmarried, single

Ehelosigkeit f

celibacy

ehemalig adj

former, erstwhile; ehemaliger Herrscher - ex-ruler

ehemals adv

formerly; in former times

Ehemann m (-"er)

married man, husband

Ehepaar n (-e)

married couple

eher adv

earlier, sooner, rather formerly; nicht e. als - until; um so e., als - all the more as; e. als - more than

Ehering m (-e)

wedding ring

ehern adj

brazen, brass, bronze

Ehesakrament n (-e)

marriage sacrament

Eheschänder m (-)

adulterer

Ehescheidung f (-en)

divorce

Eheschließung f (-en)

marriage

Ehesegen m

nuptial blessing

Ehestand m

married state, wedlock

Ehevertrag m (-"e)

marriage contract, marriage settlement

ehrbar adj

honorable, of good repute, respectable, honest

Ehrbarkeit f

respectability; propriety, honorableness, good repute, honesty

Ehre f (-n)

honor, reputation, respect, glory; praise; credit

ehren  

to honor; to respect, revere, esteem; to pay tribute to

ehrenhaft adj

honorable, high-principled

Ehrenhaftigkeit f

honorableness

Ehrenmitglied n (-er)

honorary member (of society, etc.)

Ehrentitel m (-)

title of honor, honorary title

ehrenvoll adj

honorable

ehrerbietig adj

reverential, respectful, deferential

Ehrerbietung f (-en)

respect, honor; veneration; deference

Ehrfurcht f

 reverence, respect; awe; E. for dem Leben - reverence or respect for life

ehrfürchtig adj, adv

reverent(ly); awestruck; e. Geist - reverential spirit (Nietzsche)

Ehrfurchtsbezeugung f (-en)

to show awe

ehrfurchtsvoll adj

respectful, reverential

Ehrgefühl n

sense of honor

Ehrgeiz m

ambition

ehrgeizig adj

ambitious

ehrgierig  adj

highly ambitious

ehrlich adj

honest, honorable, reliable

Ehrlichkeit f

honesty

ehrliebend adj

loving honor

ehrlos adj

without honor; dishonorable, disreputable; infamous

Ehrlosigkeit f

infamy, dishonesty

Ehrsucht f

desire for fame

Ehrung f (-en)

honor, tribute

Ehrw. abr

Ehrwürden f

reverence; Euer E. - your Reverence, Reverend Sir

ehrwürdig adj

venerable; reverend; sacred

Ehrwürdigkeit f

venerableness; dignity

EHS abbr

Einleitung zur Heiligen Schrift. A. Robert, A. Feuillet. Wien

EHS.T abbr

Evangelisch-Katholischer Kommentar zum Neuen Testament. Neunkirchen

Ei n (-er)

egg

EI abbr

Encyclopedia of Islam. Leiden

EiC abbr

Einheit in Christus. Zürich

Eiche f (-n)

oak

Eid m (-e)

oath; adjuration; execration

Eidam m (-e)

son-in-law

Eidechse f (-n)

lizard

eidlich adj

sworn; under oath; (up)on oath

Eidologie f

eidology

Eidolon-Theorie f

phantom or eidolon theory

Eidos n

Gr: for what is seen (form); the genuine nature of a thing

Eidschwur m (-"e)

oath

Eierschalenkeramik f

egg-shell ware

Eifer m

eagerness, zeal; ardor, fervor; passion

Eiferer m (-)

zealot

Eifersucht f

jealousy

eiförmig adj

egg-shaped; ovoid

eifrig adj

eager, keen, zealous; passionate, ardent; jealous

Eifrigkeit f

zeal, zealousness, officiousness

eigen adj, suff

own; strange, odd; peculiar (to); inherent, characteristic, typical; separate; (suffix) inherent in (idea, period, etc); belonging to; intrinsic to (language, etc)

Eigenart f (-en)

peculiarity, individuality, character, feature, originality, characteristics

eigenartig  adj

peculiar, odd, strange, queer; characteristic; specific; unique, original; special

Eigenbedeutsamkeit f

significance for oneself or itself, inner significance

Eigendünkel m

self conceit; peculiar obscurity

Eigenheit f (-en)

peculiarity; oddity; characteristic

Eigenleben n

(own) independent life

Eigenliebe f

self-love; egoism; narcissism

Eigenlogik f

internal logic

Eigenname m (-n)

proper name; proper noun

Eigennutz m

self-interest

eigennützig adj

selfish

eigens  adv

specially, expressly, particularly, solely, just

Eigenschaft f (-en)

characteristic, feature; quality; property; charakteristische E. - quality

Eigenschaftsabstraktion f

abstraction of attributes, property abstraction

Eigenschaftsbeschreibung f (-en)

property description

Eigenschaftsdualismus m

property dualism

Eigenschaftswort n (-"er)

adjective

Eigensinn m

willfulness, obstinacy; stubbornness; caprice

eigenständig  

self-reliant, independent; original

Eigenständigkeit f

to stand by oneself

Eigensucht f

selfishness, egoism

Eigenthümlichkeit f (-en)

archaic: peculiarity

eigentlich adj, adv

actual(ly), real(ly), true; proper(ly), preci­se(ly); essential; indeed, in fact; after all; strict­ly/properly speaking; in reality; e. Natur - true nature; e. Sein - authentic Being; e. Selbst - authentic self (Heidegger)

eigentliches Selbstsein n

authentic being-as-(one)self (Jaspers)

Eigentlichkeit f

nature, origin; true character; authenticity; E. des Daseins - authenticity of Dasein (Heidegger)

eigentlich-reale Entität f (-en)

actual occation or entity

Eigentum n ("-er)

property; belongings, possessions; ownership

Eigentümer m (-)

owner, proprietor

eigentümlich  

strange, curious; typical, characteristic

Eigentümlickeit f (-en)

peculiarity, characteristic; individuality; oddity; (special) trait; feature, particularity

Eigentumsverhältnisse  

relationship of ownership

Eigentumsvolk n

God's own (peculiar)

Eigenwert m

intrinsic value

Eigenwille m

self-will; own will; willfulness

Eigenzeit f

proper time

Eigeschaftslosigkeit f

lack of qualities

Eignung f

aptitude

eigtl. abr

eigentlich - actual(ly), original(ly)

Eikasia

Eile f

haste, speed, dispatch

eilend pr p, adj

hurrying, hurried

eilends adv

in a hurry; in great haste; hastily

eilig adj

hasty, speedy; urgent; hurried; pressing, prompt

Eimer m (-)

pail, bucket

ein

a, an; one 

Ein-Eindeutigkeit  

bi-uniqueness

Einakter m (-)

one-act (play or opera)

einander  

one another, each other; mutually

einarbeiten  vr sep

to work into

Einäscherung f (-en)

cremation

einatmen  vr sep

to inhale, breathe in

Einatmung f

inhalation, breathing-in, inbreath

einäugig adj

one-eyed

Einband m (-"e)

binding, (book) cover

Einbanddeckel m (-)

binding, (book) cover

einbauen  vr sep

to build in

Einbd. abr

einbetten vr sep

to (em)bed (in), to bury

einbeziehen vi sep

to include (in), incorporate

Einbezug m (-"e)

inclusion; incorporation; induction

einbilden vrf sep

to believe, think, or imagine (something)

Einbildung f (-en)

imagination, fancy, presumption; illusion; delusion

Einbildungskraft f

imaginative power, imagination, active understanding

einbinden vi sep

to bind (a book); to tie up or on

einblasen vi

to blow or breathe into; to whisper, suggest, prompt, insinuate

Einblattdruck m (-e)

single-leaf print

Einblick m (-e)

view; insight; glimpse

einbrechen vi sep

to break open; to smash in; to break in; to collapse; to give away

einbringen  vi sep

to bring in; to realize (idea)

Einbruch m (-"e)

subsidence, downfaulting; breaking and entering; burglary; caving in; invasion, incursion, penetration; influx; irruption; setting in, beginning

Einbuchtung f (-en)

inlet, indentation, cove

einbürgern vr sep

to adopt, become a citizen

einbüßen  vr sep

to lose

einchörig  adj

Mus: single-reed; chorist; unison

eindeutig  adj, adv

unequivocal(ly); clear(ly), defi­nite(ly), plain(ly), unmistaka­ble(ly), indisputa­ble(ly); unambiguous; Phil: e. Relation - one-to-one relation 

Eindeutigkeit f

obvious meaning, unambiguity, monosemy; clearness; unequivecalness; singleness or meaning; uniqueness; funktionale E. - functional uniquness

Eindeutschung f

Germanization

eindimensional adj

one-dimensional, unidimensional

eindrängen vi sep

to squeeze into, force into; to crowd in; to intrude oneself into

eindrehen  vr sep

to turn in a mould

eindringen vi sep

to penetrate; to go (into), find its way (into) 

Eindringlichkeit f

insistence; urgency; intensity

Eindruck m (-"e)

impression, mark, sensation; E. machen - to make an impression

eindrücklich  

impressive; emphatic

eindrucksvoll adj

impressive, spectacular, striking, appealing

eine  num, adj

a, an; one

Eine n

the One

einebnen  

to base-level, to level, to plane down

Einebnung f (-en)

the flattening out

Einehe f

monogamy

einen  

to unite

einengen vi

to restrict, narrow down; to constrict

Einerfei n

sameness, monotony

einerlei  

(all or one and the same, all one; indifferent; inmaterial)

einernten  

to reap, harvest, gather in; (fig) to win, gain, acquire

einerseits adv

on the one hand

einfach  adj

simple; ordinary; one fold; plain(ly), simply; single; Phil: e. Ausdruck - atomic expression; e. Term - basic or primitive term

Einfachheit f

simplicity, plainness; Phil: indivisibility, indivisibleness; simplicity

Einfachheitskriterium n

criterion of simplicity, simplicity criterion

Einfall m (-"e)

invasion, raid; (fig) idea, notion; inspiration

einfallen  

Mus: to join (in); to chime in (on)

Einfallsreichtum m

imaginativeness; inventiveness

Einfalt f

simplicity; innocence; naivité

Einfältigkeit f

simplicity; silliness

einfangen vi

to catch; to round up; to imprison; to gather

einfarbige  

monochrome

einfassen  

to set or mount; to frame

Einfassung f (-en)

set(ting), mount(ing); frame, framing, border

einflechten  

to incorporate

einflößen  

to infuse, to pour in; to inspire (with something)

Einfluß m (-"sse)

influence (auf - (up)on/over), bei - with); effect (on); bearing (up)  o­n; p­ower; sway (over); weight (with) 

Einflußbereich m (-e)

sphere of influence; trade area

einflußreich adj

influential

Einflußsphäre m (-e)

sphere of influence

einformen  

to form

Einförmigkeit f

uniformity

einfügen  

to insert (into), put in; eingefügtes Wort - interlineation

Einfühlung f

empathy, feeling into; Phil: unipathy, feeling-as-one

Einfühlungsästhetik f

aesthetics of empathy, empathy easthetics

Einfühlungstheorie f

empathy theory

Einfühlungsvermögen n

ability or capacity to empathize, empathy

einführen sep

to introduce (into), lead (into); to insti­tute, establish, set up, start; to initiate; to induct, install; to present; to import

Einführung f (-en)

introduction, annotations, presentation; initiation; establishment

Eing. abr

Eingabe f (-n)

input

Eingang m (-"e)

entrance

Eingangsgruß m (-"e)

prefatory greeting

Eingangspsalm m (-en)

first psalm

eingebettet adj

embedded

eingebildet  pp, adj

(self-)conceited; vain; arrogant, supercilious; imaginary, fancied

eingeboren p p, adj

native, indigenous; inborn, innate; der eingeboren Sohn -the only begotten Son, Christ

Eingeborenheit f

innateness

Eingebung f (-en)

inspiration; suggestion; presentation; göttliche E. - divine inspiration

einged. abr

eingedenk  

mindful of, remembering

Eingefügtsein n

state of having been articulated into

eingehen vi sep

to go in (to), enter (into); eingehend - detailed, in detail; thorough, thor­ough(ly); exhaustive

eingehend prp

exhaustive, thorough, detailed

eingelegt  

inlaid; embedded

Eingeständnis n (-se)

concession

eingestehen vi sep

to confess, admit; to grant, allow

Eingeweide n (-)

viscera, intestines, bowels, inside(s)

eingewurzelt pp. adj

rooted

eingraben vi sep

to bury, to hide in the ground, to engrave

Eingriff m (-e)

intervention, interference, engagement

einhalten vi sep

to follow; to adhere to; to hold back; to stop, pause

Einheit f (-en)

unity, whole; unit; oneness; uniformity; E. als Einssein - oneness; E. der Anschauung - unity of intuition (Kant)

Einheit als Einssein f

oneness

Einheit der Anschauung f

unity of intuition (Kant)

einheitlich  

uniform(ly), homogeneous(ly), the same; unified; standar­dized

Einheitlichkeit f

unity; uniformity; unicity; unitary (character); homogeneity; E. der Substanz - unicity of substance (Leibniz)

Einheitsgläubige m (-n)

unitarian

Einheitslehre f

monotheism

Einheitsprinzip n

principle of unity

Einheitssprache f

universal language

einhellig adj, adv

unanimous(ly), by common or one consent

einher adv

along

einherfahren vi sep

to drive along

einig adj

one, united; agreed; in agreement (with); unanimous

einige  

some, several; a few

einigermaßen  

rather, somewhat; fairly; to some extent

Einigkeit f

unity; consensus; agreement

Einigungsprozeß m

unification process; process for reaching agreement

Einigungswerk n

work of unification

einjährig adj

(one) year-old

Einkauf m (-"e)

purchase; buying, purchasing

Einkehr f

self-communication/reflection

einklammern  

to put in parentheses or bracket; parenthesize

Einklammerung f (-en)

bracketing

Einklang m

unison; accord, harmony, agreement; Mus: unison; im E. - unisonal, in unison

Einl. abr

einladen vi sep

to invite; to load, to embark; jemand e. - to invite someone

Einlage f (-n)

enclosure insertion; supplement; inlay; Mus: purfling

einlegen  

to inlay

einleiten sep

to introduce; to start; to open; to initiate

Einleitung f (-en)

initiation; introduction

einleuchten sep

to be clear; einleuchtend - reasonable, plausible

einmal  

once, one time; one day; formerly; auf e. - all at once; noch e. - again; one day; nicht e. - not even

einmalig  

unique; single

Einmaligkeit f

uniqueness; singularity

einmanualig  

one-manual

einnehmen vi sep

to take (up); to occupy

Einpersonenstück n (-e)

monodrama

einpressen  

to impress

einräumen vr, sep

to put away; to put in(to); to concede, admit; to give, grant; Phil: to emplace (Heidegger); Ling: einräumende Konjunktion - concessive conjunction

Einrichtung f (-en)

setup, arrangement, organization; establishment, design; fitting out; installation; institu­tion, establish­ment

einritzen  

to incise

Einritzung f

incision

eins  

one; the same; of one mind, at one

einsam  

lonesome, lonely, alone

Einsamkeit f

loneliness, solitude; seclusion

einsammeln vt

to collect, gather

Einsatzzeichen n

cue

Einschaltung f (-en)

insertion, interpolation; parenthesis; intervention; engagement

einschärfen vr sep

to inculcate something upon; to impress or urge someone, to do something

Einschätzung f (-en)

assessment; estimation

einschenken vr sep

to pour in; to fill; to tell (the plain truth)

einschieben vi sep

to interpolate; to insert; to introduce

Einschiebung f (-en)

interpolation, insertion

einschl. abr

einschließlich - including

einschlafen  vi sep

to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to die or pass away; to die down, abate

einschlagen ir. vt

to drive in (nail, etc.), to hammer in (nail, etc.), to break, to smash, to crack in (skull), to fold, (fig.) to pursue, to adopt, to enter upon, to choose (career)

einschleichen vi sep

to creep or steal in; to insinuate oneself into

einschließen vi sep

to include, comprise, embrace; to lock in, confine; to enclose, surround

einschließlich  adv, prep (gen)

including, inclusive(ly); inclusive of, including

Einschluß  m (-"sse)

inclusion

Einschnitt m (-e)

caesura, cut; scoring (organ pipe)

einschränken  vi sep

to limit; to restrict; to reduce; to confine; to qualify

Einschränkung f

limitation

einschreiben vi sep

to write or enter something in; to inscribe (in a book, etc.); to enroll; to enlist; to register

Einschub m

insertion

einschüchtern vr sep

to intimidate; to bully

einsegnen vr sep

to ordain; to consecrate, bless; to give benediction (at confirmation, etc.); to confirm

Einsegnung f (-en)

ordination; consecration; benediction; confirmation

einsehen vi sep

to see, look (into); to understand, compre­hend, perceive; to examine; to recog­nize 

einseitig  adj

one-sided; partial, biased; on one side; unilateral

Einseitigkeit f

one-sidedness

einsenken v

to sink in, to bury, to lower into a grave, to set (plants, etc.) to plant

einsetzen vr sep

to put in;  to set in, begin, start; to use, employ; to appoint;  to insert; to insti­tute

Einsetzung f (-en)

insertion; institution; appointment; installation

Einsetzungswort  n (-e)

word(s) of institution (Eucharist)

Einsicht f (-en)

insight; understanding; discernment; perceptiveness; judi­ciousness; remorse

einsichtig adj

judicious, prudent, reasonable, sensible

einsichtsvoll adj

judicious, prudent, reasonable, sensible

Einsiedel m (-)

hermit

Einsiedelei f (-en)

hermitage

Einsiedler m (-)

hermit

einsiedlerisch adj

secluded, solitary

einsingen vi sep refl

to warm up; to vocalize

einsp. abr

einspielen  vr sep, refl

to break in, get the feel of; to play in, get into practice on; to record, make a recording

Einsprengsel n

Archaeol: grit

einspringen vi sep

to substitute

einssein

being at one, being one

einst  adv

once, long ago; one day, some day, in the future, at one time; in days to come; e. und jetzt - then and now

einstellen vr sep

to stop; to cease; to adjust; to put in; to set

einstellig adj

one-diget; one-place

Einstellung f (-en)

view; opinion; attitude; mental set; adjustment; setting; employment; stopping

Einstellungswandel m

attitude change, change of attitude

einstig adj

former, future

einstimmen  vr sep

to join in, chime in (on); to agree (in - to); Mus: to tune up, put in tune;

einstimmig  adj

monophone

Einstimmigkeit f

monophony; monomelody

einstöckig  adj

one-storied, single-storied

Einströmen n

Phil: influx

einstudieren vr sep

to rehearse music

einstufen vr sep

to classify

Einsturz m

collapse, crash

einstürzen vr sep

to fall in; to break down, collapse, cave in

Einswerden  n

 becoming one; unification

eintauchen vr sep

to dip in; to plunge; to steep; to immerse

eintauschen vr sep

to barter; to exchange

einteilen vr sep

to divide; to arrange; to classify, organize; to dis­tribute

Einteilung f (-en)

distribution; division, arrangement; classification

einthemig  adj

monothematic, single-subject

Einthemigkeit f

monothematicism

eintönig  adj

monotonic, in a monotone; montonous

Eintönigkeit f

monotone; monotony

Eintr. abr

Eintracht f

concord, union, harmony; agreement

einträchtig adj

harmonious; peaceable; united

Einträchtigkeit f

unanimity; harmony

eintragen vi sep

to enter in writing; to sign; to record; to to make an entry of; to enroll; to register; to enter one's name

Eintragung f (-en)

enrollment; registration; entry (in a document, public register, etc.)

eintreffen vi sep

to arrive; to come true, come about, be realized; to become fulfilled

eintreiben vi sep

to drive in or home (cattle, etc.); to collect, enforce (taxes, payment, etc.)

eintreten vi sep

to enter, step in (to); to happen, take place, come about; to occur; für j-n e. - to answer for, intercede for s.o.

Eintritt m (-e)

entrance, admission; access; beginning

einundzwanzig adj

twenty-one

Einverleibung f

incorporation

Einwand  m (-"e)

objection (gegen - to); argument (against); E. gegen das Dadsein - objection to existence (Nietzsche)

einweihen vr sep

to consecrate; to dedicate; to inaugurate; to initiate, to open (ceremonially); to ordain

Einweihung f (-en)

consecration; dedication; initiation; inauguration; ceremonial opening

Einweihungsfeier f (-n)

inaugural ceremony

Einwelttheorie f

Phil: one world theory (Aristotle)

Einwendung  f (-en)

objection; exception; protest; argument

einwerfen vi sep

to interject; to object

einwilligen vi sep

to consent or agree to; to acquiesce in, to approve of; to subscribe to; to permit

Einwilligung f (-en)

consent (in writing); acceptance

einwirken vr sep

to (have an) effect (on); to influence; to act (on); to work on someone or something

Einwirkung f (-en)

influence; effect; action

Einwohner m (-)

inhabitant; resident

Einwohnerin f (-nen)

inhabitant; resident

Einwohnerschaft f

population; inhabitants

Einwohnerzahl f

total population

Einwohnerzählung f (-en)

census

Einwortäußerung f

on-word utterance

Einwurf m (-"e)

objection; insertion

einwurzeln vi sep

to take root

Einzel-Instrumentalstimmen f

extra instrumental parts

Einzel-Klavierstimme f

extra piano part

Einzelausgabe f (-n)

single edition; separate edition; off-print

Einzelaussage f

singular sentence or statement

Einzelbruchstück n (-e)

single fragment

Einzelh. abr

Einzelmensch m (-en)

individual

Einzelpartitur f (-en)

extra score

Einzelseele f

Phil: individual soul

Einzelstimme  f (-n)

individual teaching, extra part(s)

Einzelwesen n

Phil: individual

Einzelwissen n

particular knowledge

einziehen vi sep

to move into; to take possession (of); to draw or pull in to get in; to take in; collect; to absorb; to seize; to arrest; to shrink, contract to retire from the world; to ender, march in; to soak in; to infiltrate

einzig  adj

only, sole; unique; e. und allein - solely

Einzigallgemeine n

unique universal

einzigartig  adj, adv

unique(ly); singular; unparalleled; extraordinary

Einzigartigkeit f

uniqueness, singularity, extraordinariness

Einzug m (-"e)

entrance, entry; advent; arrival

Eis n

ice

Eisen n (-)

iron; dagger; sword; weapon; iron instrument or tool

Eisene Jungfram f

Iron Maiden (a medieval torture instrument)

eisern adj, adv

iron, hard, strong; inflexible; indefatigable; firmly; rigorously, relentlessly, unyielding

Eiserne Vorhang m

Iron Curtain

Eisheiligen  

the Ice Saints, the Icemen

eitel  adj

conceited, vain; frivilous; empty; nothing but, mere, sheer; only; futile

Eitelkeit f

vanity; conceit

Eiter m

matter, pus

Eiterbeule f (-n)

abscess, (fig.) sink of iniquity

Eiterfluß m

discharge

eitern vr

to fester; to discharge (pus)

Ej. abbr

EJ abbr

Encyclopedia Judaica. Jerusalem

EJ(D) abbr

Encyclopedia Judaica. Das Judentum in Geschichte und Gegenwart. Berlin

EK abbr

Evangelische Kommentare. Stuttgart

Ekel  m

loathing; disgust; aversion; nausea

ekeln vr

to arouse disgust; to sicken, (refl) to be disgusted at something

Ekennen n

(the) knowing, cognizing

EKK abbr

Evangelisch-katholischer Kommentar zum Neuen Testament. Neukirchen

EKKd abbr

Evangelische Kirchenkunde. Tübingen

EKKl. abbr

Ekklesia. Eine Sammlung von Selbstdarstellungen der christlichen Kirchen. Leipzig

Ekklesia (-sien)

the church; in Gr: the called-out assembly

Ekklesiarch m (-en)

ecclesiarch

Ekklesiarchie f (-n)

ecclesiarchy, government by ecclesiastics

Ekklesiologie f

ecclesiology

EKKNT abbr

Evangelisch-katholischer Kommentar zum Neuen Testament. Neukirchen

EKl. abbr

Evangelisches Kirchenlexikon. Göttingen

Eklektiker m (-)

eclectic

eklektisch adj

eclectic

Eklektizismus m

eclecticism

EKO abbr

Evangelische Kirchenordnung des XVI. Jahrhunderts. Tübingen 

ekphonetisch  adj

ecphonetic

Ek-sistenz f

Phil: ek-sistenz (Heidegger)

Ekstase f (-n)

ecstasy; Ekstasen der Zeitlichkeit - ecstasies of temporality (Heidegger)

Ekstatiker m (-)

ecstatic

ekstatisch adj

ecstatic; e. Religion - ecstatic religion

ekthesis

Gr: exegesis (of a text); explanation, exposition

Elefant m (-en)

elephant

Elegie f (-n)

elegy

Element n (-e)

element; part; rudiment; principle

elementar adj

elemental, elementary, fundamental

Elementarbegriff m

basic concept or idea

Elementarbuch n (-"er)

primer

Elementargeist m

elemental or nature spirit

Elementargeister pl

elemental spirits

Elementargewalt f (-en)

elemental power

Elementarlehre f

doctrine of elements; transzendentale E. - transcendental doctrin of elements (Kant)

Elementarstein  m

opal

Elend n

misery, wretchedness; calamity, affliction; suffering; distress; want, need; misfortune; penury; poverty; hardship

Elendsviertel n (-)

slum

Elenktik f

elenctics, art of refutation

elenktisch adj

elenctic

Elevation  f (-en)

elevation

elf num, adj

 eleven

Elfenbein n

ivory

elfenbeinern adj

consisting or made of ivory

Elfenbeinturm m

ivory tower

eliminierend pr p, adj

eliminative

Elitarismus m

elitism

Elitedenken n

elitist thinking; elitist attitude

Elle f (-n)

ell, yard; yardstick

ellig adj

Mus: two-foot

Ellipse f

ellipsis

elliptisch  adj

eliptic(al)

elliptischer Bogen m

elliptical arch

Elsässisch  adj

 Alsatian

elterlich adj

parental

Eltern  f

 parents

Elternhaus n

home, house of one's parents

Elternliebe f

parental love, filial love

elternlos  adj

orphan, orphaned

em. abr

emanzipiert; emeritert;  Lat: emeritus;  eminent; emittiert

Email f (-s)

enamel; Emailarbeit - enamel (work)

emaillieren vr

to glaze, enamel

emanation

Lat: emanation

Emanzipation f

emancipation, liberation

emanzipatorisch adj

emancipatory

embl. abr

Embl. abr

emer. abr

  emeritiert;  Lat: emeritus  in den Ruhestand versetzt

emergent adj

emergent

Emergenz f

emergence

Emergenzphilosophie f

emergentism, emergence philosophy, philosophy of emergence

Emessen n

discretion; estimation; judgement; im eigenem E. - at one´s own discretion

Eminenz f (-en)

eminence

Emmaus  

Emmaus

Emotion f (-en)

feeling, emotion

emotional adj

emotional

emotive adj

emotive

emotivistisch adj

emotivist(ic)

Empathie f

ermpathy

Empedokles m

Empedocles

Empfang m (-"e)

reception; receipt (of a letter, etc.)

empfangen vi

to receive, get; to accept; to welcome; to conceive, become pregnant

Empfänglichkeit f (-en)

impressionability, receptivity, responsiveness, sensitivity, sensibility

Empfangnahme f

 receipt, reception

Empfängnis f (-e)

conception; die unbefleckt E. - the Immaculate Conception

empfängnisverhütend adj

contraceptive

empfehlen  vi

to recommend, advise; to bid farewell; to take one's leave; (pr p, adj) commendatory

empfehlend pr p, adj

commendatory

Empfehlung f (-en)

recommendation, suggestion

Empfehlungsbrief m (-e)

letter of introduction; credentials

Empfindbarkeit f

sensibility, sensitiveness, perceptibility

empfinden vi

to feel (als -- as, to be); to experience; to perceive; to be sensible of

empfindend pr p, adj

sentient; e. Wesen - sentient being

Empfindlichkeit f

sensitivity, sensitiveness; susceptibility

Empfindnis f

state of awareness

empfindsam adj

sensitive, sentient; sentimental

Empfindsamkeit f

sensibility; sentimentality; sensitiveness; Zeitalter der E. - the age of sentimentalism or sentiment

Empfindungslosigkeit f

insensitivity

Emphase f

emphasis

Empirie f

empirical knowledge; empirical science

empirisch adj

empirical, empiric; e. Allgemeinheit - empirical universality; e. Apperzeption - empirical apperception (Kant); e. Aussage - empirical statement; e. Ich - empirical ego, self, or I; e. Wesen - empirical essence

Empirismus m

empirism, empiricism

empiristisch adj

empiricist; e. Sinnkriterium - empiricist criterion of the meaning

empor adv, sep, prefix

up, upwards; on high, aloft

Empore f (-n)

loft, gallery; Chor e. - choir gallery; Orgel e. - organ loft

empören vr

to rouse to indignation; to shock; to excite, to stir up; (refl) to be enraged or furious, to rebel

empörend prp, adj

shocking, outrageous

Emporenkirche f (-n)

church with a gallery

Empörer m (-)

insurgent, insurrectionist; mutineer

emporhalten  vi sep

to hold up

emporheben vi sep

to lift up, raise; to exalt; to elevate (the Host)

emporkommen  

to come up, to come to the surface, to rise in the world, to rise in life, to make one's way

emporragen  vr sep

 to stand out; to project; to tower (über, above)

emporsschauen vr sep

to look up

emporsteigen vi sep

to rise, to ascend

Empörung f (-en)

rebellion, revolt, rising; indignation

emsig adj

busy, active; hardworking, eager; zealous

EncBud abbr

Encyclopedia of Buddhism. Colombo

enchristlichen   vt

 to dechristianize

EncJud abbr

Encyclopedia Judaica. Jerusalem

EncRel abbr

The Encyclopedia of Religion. New York

Endabsicht f

ultimate or final intention, aim, object, or goal

Ende n (-n)

end; finish; result, conclusion; issue; pur­pose, aim; death; am E. - in the end, after all, in the long run; letzt­en E. - after all, in the last analysis, when all is said and done

Endeffekt  m (-e)

final effect or result

enden  

to end, finish; to terminate; to come to an end, to conclude

endgültig adj

final, definite; conclusive; definitive; once and for all, for good; e. Ergebnis - definitive result

Endgültigkeit f

 finality; definitiveness

Endkampf m (-"e)

final phase of a battle; final struggle

endlich  adj, adv

finally, at last; final, ultimate; conclusive; after all; finite; e. Erkenntnis - finite knowledge or cognition; e. Ich - finite ego (Fichte); e. Menge - finite set; e. Natur des Menschen - finite nature of man

Endliche n

the finite

Endlichkeit f

finiteness, finitude; die E. und die Unendlighkeit - the finite and the infinite; E. der Existenz - finiteness of existence; Problem der E. - problem of finitude

Endlichkeitssatz m

principle of finiteness or finitude

endlos  adj

endless; boundless, infinite; interminable

Endlosigkeit f

infiniteness; boundlessness

endogen adj

endogenous

Endphase f (-n)

final stage

Endura  f

endura

Endursache f (-n)

final cause

Endurteil m

final judgement

Endzeit f

eschaton; the time of the end; end of time, the last time(s)

endzeitlich  adj

 eschatological; pertaining to the end time

Endzeitstimmung f

apocalyptic mood, atmosphere, enthusiasm, or spirit

Endzustand m (-"e)

final state

Endzweck m

final or ultimate purpose, goal, or purpose; E. des Kosmos - cosmological ultimation, ultimate goal or purpose of the universe

Engagement n

engagement; commitment

engagieren  vr

to engage

engagiert adj

committed

Enge f (-n)

narrowness; tightness; constriction; narrow place, crowded or confined state

Engel m (-)

angel

Engelbrot n

 manna

Engelchen n (-)

cherub

Engelfürst m (-en)

chief prince (of angels), prince (prince of the kingdom of Persia, etc.)

engelgleich  adj

 angelic

engelhaft adj

angelic

Engelköpfchen n

cherub's head

Engellehre f

angelology, doctrine of angels

Engelschar f (-en)

angelic host

Engelsgeduld f

(fig) patience of Job 

Engelsgruß m

Annunciation; Ave Maria

Engelstimme f

vox angelica (organ)

Engelverehrung  f

angel worship

Engelzungen f

tongues of angels

Engführung f (-en)

Mus: stretto

Enghalskrug m (-"e)

narrow-necked (faience) jug

engl. abr

Engl. abr

Engobe f (-n)

slip (a clay solution for coating ceramics) ; mit E. überziehen - to cover with a slip

engobieren  

Archaeol: to cover earthware with a slip

Engpaß m (-"sse)

bottleneck

enharmonisch adj

enharmonic; enharmonische Entsprechung - enharmonic equivalent; enharmonische Verwandlung or Verwechslung - enharmonic change

Enkel m (-)

grandson, (male) grandchild, grandchildren (male & female)

Enkelin f (-nen)

granddaughter

Enkelkind  n (-er)

grandchild

Enkelsohn m (-"e)

grandson

Enkeltochter f (-")

granddaughter

enlangfahren vi sep

to drive along; to travel along

ens

Lat: (a) being; (a) thing; (an) existent

Ensemble n

ensemble; gemischtes E. - miscellaneous ensemble

Ensemblestück n

morceau d'ensemble

Ensemblesuite f

ensemble suite

ens entium n

Lat: essence of essence; being of being

ens per se n

Lat: being per se, entity or thing in its own right

ens rationis n

Lat: being of reason, thought-thing

ens reale n

Lat: real essence; real being

ens realissimum n

Lat: perfect being; most real essence; most real being

Enstehungsgeschichte f

genesis

ent. abr

Ent. abr

entarten vr

 to degenerate; to deteriorate

entartet p p, adj

degenerate

Entartung f

decadence; degeneration; degeneracy

entäußern  vr t

to part with, give up, dispose of, to deprive oneself of, to divest oneself of

entäußern

entäußert p p, adj

externalized, alienated

entbehren  vr

to miss; to lack, be devoid of; to do or go without; to dispense with

entbehrlich adj

dispensable; unnecessary; superfluous

Entbehrung f (-en)

privation; want

entbergen vi

to dis-cover; to reveal (Heidegger)

entbieten  vi

to inform someone of something

entblößen vr

 to expose, to bare, strip, uncover (one's head); to draw (sword)

entbrennen  vi

to take fire; to be kindled; to become inflamed; to break out; to fly into a passion

entd. abr

Entd. abr

entdecken  vr

to discover; to detect, spot; to find out; to reveal, unravel

Entdeckung f (-en)

discovery, disclosure

Ent-deckung f

Phil: dis-covery (Heidegger)

Entdifferenzierung f

Phil: de-differentiation

entehren  vr

to dishonor; to disgrace; to degrade, debase; to violate; to deflower

Entehrung f (-en)

dishonor(ing), degradation; disgrace; violation; defloration

Enteignung f (-en)

dispossession

Entelechie f

Phil: entelechy

entfachen vt

 to light or kindle (passions, fire, etc.); to fan (hatred, etc.); to inflame, excite; to rouse (passions), to stir up (discontent, etc.)

entfahren vi

to slip out, escape someone's lips; to escape someone

entfallen vi

to fall out of or from, to escape or slip (the memory)

Entfaltung f

unfolding; development; expansion; evolution; display, exhibition

entfärben vr

to discolor

entfernen vr

to remove (von - from), take away; to put aside; to clear away; to take out; to strike out; to go away, leave, withdraw; to digress; to depart

entfernteste Ursache f

most distant cause, ultimate cause

Entfernung f (-en)

distance; remoteness; removal; dismissal; expulsion; ejection; estrangement

Ent-fernung f

Phil: de-severance, dis-stance (Heidegger)

Entfleischung f

Phil: decarnalization (Nietzsche)

entfliehen vi

to run away or flee from, to escape, to pass quickly, to fly (of time)

entfremdet p p, adj

alienated, estranged; entfremdetes Dasein - alienated life or existence; e. Wesen - estranged being

Entfremdung f

alienation; estrangement

entgegen  prep dat, adv, prefix

contrary to, against, opposed to; towards; in face of

entgegenbringen  

jemand etwas e. - to bring something to someone, to carry something to someone, to show sympathy toward someone

entgegengehen  

jemand e. - to go toward someone, to go to meet someone

entgegen.kommen vi sep

to come to meet; to meet s.o. halfway; to oblige, make concessions to

entgegenkommend adj

accommodation, obliging; kind

entgegenlaufen vi sep

to run toward, run up to or run to meet (someone)

entgegen.setzen  vr sep

to contrast, set over against; to oppose, place in opposition to; e­ntgegengesetzt - contrary; opposed; opposite

entgegensetzen  vr

 oppose

Entgegensetzung f

opposition

entgegenstehen vi sep

to oppose someone; to stand in someone's way

entgegenstellen vr sep

to set against; to pit against

entgegentreten vi sep

to advance toward (someone); to step up to someone; to oppose someone; to face someone

ent-gegen-wärtigen vr

Phil: to depresentify

entgegenwärtigen vr

Phil: to depresentify, to take away or destroy of its character as it is at the time (Heidegger)

entgegnen  

to answer, reply; to retort

Entgegnung f (-en)

reply, answer; retort; rejoinder

entgehen vi

to get away from, escape; to elude; to avoid; to evade

Entgelt n

remuneration, compensation, payment; reward

entgöttlichen  

to strip (deity) of its divine nature

enth. abr

enthalten vi

to hold, contain; to embody; to comprise; (v. refl.) to abstain/ refrain from; e. sein in - to be included in

enthaltsam adj

temperate; abstinent; sober; chaste

Enthaltsamkeit f

abstinence; continence; temperance

enthaupten vr

to behead, decapitate

Enthauptung f (-en)

beheading, decapitation

entheiligen  

to profane; to desecrate

Entheiligung f (-en)

desecration; profanation

Enthistorisierung f

dehistoricisation, dehistoricization

Enthousiasmos  Gr: enthusiasm; frenzy (from being in God); inspiration

 

enthüllen  vr

to uncover, bare; to reveal s.o.; to be revealed; to unfold; to unveil; to expose; to disclose; seine Seele enthüllen - to lay bare one´s soul

enthüllt p p, adj

bared; uncovered; e. Wahrheit - bared truth

Enthusiasmus m

enthusiasm

Enthusiast m (-en)

enthusiast

Enthymem n

Phil: enthymeme (Aristotle)

Entideologisierung f

deidiologization

Entität f

Phil: entity

Entitätenrealimus m

entity realism

entkerygmatisieren vr

to dekerygmatize or dekerugmatize

entkleiden  

to undress, strip, unclothe; (fig) to divest

entkommen vi

to escape, get away

entkörpern  

to disembody (the soul); to free (the soul) from the body

entkräften  vr

to refute; to weaken; to invalidate

entlang adv, prep (acc, dat)

along

entlanggehen vi sep

to go or walk along or down (a path, road, etc.)

entlasten  

to exonerate; to relieve or ease someone's burden

Entlastung f

relief; cathartic; unburdening

Entlastungsfunktion f

relief, cathartic, or unburdening funktion (of art, etc)

Entleerungsdefinition f

definition of deflation or evacuation

entlehnen  vr

to borrow

Entlehnung f (-en)

borrowing

Entmannung f

castration, emasculation

Entmaterialisierung f

dematerialization

entmenschen vr

to dehumanize; to brutalize

Entmenschlichung f

dehumanization

Entmenschung f

brutalizing, brutality

Entmilitarisierung f

demilitarization

Entmündigung f

interdiction, legal incapacitation, deprivation of the right of decision

entmutigen vr

to discourage; to dishearten

entmythologisieren  vr

 to demythologize

Entmythologisierung f

demythologizing, demythologization

Entnazifisierung f

denazification

entnehmen vi

to take (out), remove; to derive/ga­ther (from); to infer

Enträtsler der Welt m

unriddler of the world (Nietzsche)

entrechtet pp, adj

dispossessed; underprivileged

Entrechtete  m, f (-n)

dispossessed; underprivileged (person); pariah

entreißen vi

to take, snatch or tear something from someone

entrinnen vi

to run away, escape from, to fly past (of time)

Entropie f

entropy

entrücken vr

to remove; to move away; (fig) to enrapture; to entrance

Entrückung f

rapture; removal

entrüsten vr

to provoke; to irritate; to make angry; to enrage; (refl) to become angry or indignant; to fly into a passion

Entrüstung f

indignation; anger; wrath

entsagen vr

to renounce; to resign; to abandon; to waive

Entsagung f

renunciation; resignation; abdication

entscheidbar adj, adv

decidably, determinable

Entscheidbarkeit f

determinability; decidability

entscheiden vi

to decide; to determine; to settle; to resolve, conclude; to make up one's mind; entscheidend - decisive, conclusive; crucial; critical; defining, distinguishing, characteristic; final ; das Entscheiden­de - the deciding factor

Entscheiden n

decision making

entscheidend pr p, adj

decisive, conclusive; crucial; critical; defining, distinguishing, characteristic; final

Entscheidende n

the deciding factor

Entscheidung f (-en)

decision; determination; choice; decree, ruling; eine E. treffen - to make a decision

Entscheidungsfreiheit f

freedom of choice

Entscheidungslogik f

logic of decision

Entscheidungsspielraum m

scope of choice, room for decision, decision space

Entschiedenheit f

resoluteness; determination; decidedness; firmness

entschlafen vi sep

to fall asleep; to die, pass away

entschlagen vi, vrf

to renounce; to decline; to give up, part with, divest oneself of; to rid oneself of (something); to dismiss from one's mind

entschließen vi

to make up one's mind, come to a decision, resolve, decide (zu - on)

entschlossen adj, adv

determined, resolute(ly), decided(ly), firm(ly)

Entschlossenheit f

resolut openedness, resoluteness (Heidegger)

entschlüsseln vr

to decipher, decoding

Entschlüsseln n

decoding, deciphering; E. der Chiffrenschrift - decoding the ciphers

Entschluß m (-"sse)

decision; determination; resolution; firmness

entschuldigen vr

to excuse; to justify; to defend; (refl) to apologize (bei - to, wegen - for)

Entschuldigung f (-en)

apology; excuse

entschwinden vi

to vanish (away), disappear

entseelen vr

to destroy (someone's) soul

entseelt pp, adj

lifeless, dead; without a soul, soulless; inanimate

entsetzen vr

to displace; to frighten, terrify; to be horrified, amazed, shocked, or startled (vor or über - by)

Entsetzen f (-en)

dismissal; removal

Entsetzung f (-en)

dismissal; removal

Entsinnlichung f

desensualization (Nietzsche)

entsprechen vi

to correspond to; to be in accord­ance with; to answer; to comply with, meet, fulfill; to fit

entspringen vi

to escape; to rise, spring, origi­nate (aus -from)

entst. abr

entstammen vr

to come or originate from; to be descended form

entstehen vi

to begin; start, to (a)rise (aus - from); to proceed; to result; to ori­ginate (aus - in); to occur, happen

Entstehung f (-en)

origin; coming into being, genesis; rise; emer­gence; forma­tion; E. der Arten - origin of species

Entstehungsgeschichte f

history of origins; history of development; genesis (of idea, etc.)

Entstehungsjahr n (-e)

date of origin

Entstehungsort m (-e)

place of origin

Entstehungsursache f (-n)

original cause

Entsühnung f

expiation

entsündigen vr

to expiate; to absolve

Entsündigung f

expiation

enttäuschen vr

to disappoint

Entw. abr

entweder conj

either;  e. ... oder - either ...or; Entweder-Oder - alternative

Entweder-Oder n (-)

alternative; either-or

entweichen vi

to leak, escape (gas, etc.); to evade (pursuit, etc.); to vanish, disappear

entweihen vr

to profane; to desecrate; to violate

Entweihung f

profanation; defilement; desecration; sacrilege

Entweltlichung f

deworlding, deprivation of worldhood (Heidegger, Nietzsche)

entwenden vi, vr

to steal; to purloin; to filch; to pilfer

entwerfen vi

to sketch; to depict; to outline

entwickeln  vr

to develop (zu - into, aus - from), build up; to work out (concepts, idea, etc); to evolve

Entwicklung f (-en)

development; evolution; trend

Entwicklungsfortschritt m

evolutionary progress

Entwicklungsgeschichte f (-en)

history of development; evolution

Entwicklungslinguistik f

developmental linguistics

Entwicklungsphase f (-n)

developmental phase, developmental stage

Entwicklungsphilosophie f

philosophy of development

Entwicklungsprozeß f (-e)

developmental process

Entwicklungsroman m (-e)

entwicklungsroman, developmental novel, novel of character development

Entwicklungsstufe f (-n)

developmental phase, developmental stage

Entwicklungstheorie f (-n)

development(al) theory

Entwöhnung f

weaning, disuse

Entwurf m (-"e)

design; plan, blueprint; draft; conception; model; project(ion); self-design (Heidegger)

entwurzeln vr

to uproot

entziehen vi

to take away; to withdraw; (refl) to evade, shirk (from); to withdraw from; to elude; to remove; to shun; to forsake

Entzücken n

the enrapture; ecstasy; trance

entzünden vr

to kindle, set fire to, ignite, light; (refl) to catch fire, flare up; to become inflamed; to break out (as war)

entzwei adv, sep, prefix

in two, asunder, apart, torn, broken

entzweien vr

to disunite, divide, separate; (refl) to fall out, to break, split; to quarrel (mit - with)

entzweites Bewußtsein n

divided or bifurcated consciousness

Environment n

environment

enwöhnen f

weaning, disuse

enyklop. abr

 enzyklopädisch

Enz. abr

enz. abr

 enzyklopädisch

enzückt pp, adj

charmed; delighted, enraptured, overjoyed

enzykl. abr

 enzyklopädisch

Enzykl. abr

Enzyklika f (-iken)

encyclical

Enzyklop. abr

ep. abr

Eph abr

Epheser(brief) - Ephesians

Eph. abr

Epheser(brief) - Ephesians

Epheser m

Ephesian

ephesisch adj

Ephesian

Ephiphanias n

epiphany

Epig. abr

Epigone m (-n)

epigon(e)

epigonenhaft adj

epigonal

Epigonentum n

epigonism

epigr. abr

Epigr. abr

Epigraph n (-e)

epigraph, inscription, motto

Epigraphik f

epigraphy

Epiktet

Epictetus

Epikur

Epicurus

Epikuräer m (-)

Epicurean

Epikureer m (-)

Epicurean

epikureisch  adj

 Epicurean; (pertaining to) Epicurus

Epipaniasfest n

Epiphany

Epiph abbr

Epiphany

Epiphanias n

Epiphany

Epiphaniasfest n

Epiphany

Epiphaniassonntag m (-e)

Sunday after Epiphany

Epiphanie f (-n)

epiphany, Epiphany

Epiphanienfest n

Epiphany

Epiphänomen n

epiphenomen

Epiphilosophie f

epiphilosophy

Episc. abr

episch adj

epic; e. Dichtung - epic poetry; e. Theater - epic theater

Episk. abr

episkopal  

Episcopal

Episkopale m (-n)

Episcopalian

Episkopalismus m

Episcopalianism

Episkopalist m (-en)

Episcopalian

Episkopalkirche f

Episcopal church; Angehörige(r) der E. - Episcopalian; zu einer E. gehörig - episcopalian

Episkopat n

episcopate

Epistel f (-n)

epistle

Epistelbuch n (-"er)

liturgical book containing the Epistles

Episteme f

Phil: knowledge

epistemisch adj

epistemic; e. Zufall - epistemic luck or coincidence

Epistemologie f

epistemology

epistemologisch adj

epistemological

Epistolarium n (-ien)

liturgical book containing the Epistles

Epistomologie f

epistomology

Epistyl n (-e)

architrave

Epistylion n (-lien)

architrave

Epitaph n (-e)

memorial text about a deceased person (not always located at the grave)

Epitaphium n (-phien)

memorial text about a deceased person (not necessarily always located at the grave)

Epitheton n (-ta)

epithet

EpJac abr

EpJer abr

Epoche f (-n)

epoch

Epochenschwelle f

threshold of a new age or epoch

Epochenstil m

style of an epoch

er  

he, it

ER abbr

The Encyclopedia of Religion. New York

erachten vr

to consider; to judge; to deem; to think

erarbeiten  vrl

to acquire, gain; to work out; to achieve by work; to elaborate

erb. abr

Erb. abr

Erbanlage f (-n)

hereditary factor

erbarmen  vr

to (feel) pity; to have/show mercy; to move to pity

Erbarmen n

pity; compassion; mercy

erbarmenswert adj

pitiable, pitiful; wretched

erbarmenswürdig adj

pitiable, pitiful; wretched

Erbarmer m

merciful God, God of mercy

Erbarmung f

pity

erbarmungslos adj

pitiless, merciless, remorseless

Erbarmungslosigkeit f

pitilessness, mercilessness, cruelty

erbarmungsvoll adj

full of pity, compassionate

Erbarmungswürdigkeit f

pitiableness, pitifulness, piteousness

erbauen  vr

to build, construct, erect; to edify

Erbauer m (-)

builder; founder

erbaulich adj

edifying, uplifting, elevating; improving; devotional

Erbauung f

edification; delight, pleasure; enthusiasm erection, building, construction

Erbauungsbuch n (-"er)

devotional book

Erbauungsschrift f (-en)

devotional book; religious tract

Erbauungsstunde f (-n)

hour of devotion; hour of meditation

Erbe n

inheritance, heritage

Erbe m (-n)

heir, successor

erbeben vr

to tremble; to shake, quiver, quake, vibrate; to shudder (vor - at)

erben  vr

to inherit; to descend to; to devolve on

Erbf. abr

Erbfeind m (-e)

traditional or hereditary enemy or foe; sworn enemy; old enemy

Erbf.Kr. abr

Erbfolge f (-n)

hereditary succession

Erbgut n (-"e)

inheritance; ancestral estate

erbieten  vi

to offer; to volunteer

Erbieten n

offer

erbittern vr

to embitter; to provoke; to incense; to exasperate

erbittert adj

bitter, embittered; incensed

Erbitterung f

exasperation; animosity

erbleichen vi

to grow or turn pale; (poet) to fade; to die

erblich adj

hereditary, inheritable

Erblichkeit f

heritability, herditariness, heredity

erblicken vr

to see; to catch sight of; to spot; to perceive; to discover, to behold

Erblinie f

line of succession or descent; genetic or hereditary line

erblos adj

without an heir; disinherited

Erbrecht n

law or right of succession, descent or inheritance; heirship; hereditary title

erbringen vi

to produce; furnish; adduce; to earn; to result in

Erbschaft f

inheritance; legacy; estate; geistige E. - intellectual inheritance

Erbschaftsanspruch m (-"e)

claim to inheritance

Erbsünde f

original sin

Erdbeben n (-)

earthquake

Erdboden m

 earth; ground, soil

Erde  f

earth (God's footstool); the world; ground, soil, dirt

Erdenbewohner m (-)

inhabitant of the earth

Erdenbürger m (-)

human being, mortal; earthly being

Erdenfreude f (-n)

earthly joy; worldly pleasure; transitory happiness

Erdengeschöpf n (-e)

(mortal) human being

Erdenglück n

earthly happiness

erdenken vi

to conceive; to invent, fabricate; to ima­gine; to plan, think out; to devise

Erdenkloß m (-"e)

clod of earth

Erdenleben n

mortal life; earthly life or existence

Erdenruhm m

earthly glory

Erdenrund n

the earth, world; globe

Erdensohn m (-"e)

mortal

Erdenwallen n

earthly pilgrimage

erdenwärts adv

earthwards

Erdeschütterung f (-en)

earthquake, earth tremor

Erdharz n

bitumen, asphalt

erdichten vr

to invent, fabricate, make up

Erdkreis m

earth, world

Erdkrugel f

 terrestrial globe; earth

Erdreich n

earthly kingdom; earth, soil, ground

erdrücken vr

to crush or squeeze to death; (fig.) to choke; to crush

erdulden  vr

to endure; to suffer; to put up with

Erduldung f

endurance; submission (to); toleration (of)

Erdverbundenheit f

earthiness

ERE abbr

Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics. J. Hasting, ed. New York

ereifern vr

to get excited; to become agitated (über - over)

ereignen  vr

to happen, occur; to come to pass

Ereignis n (-se)

event, occurrence; happening; incident

ereilen vr

to overtake; (fig.) to catch up with

Eremit m (-en)

hermit

Eremitage f (-n)

hermitage

ererben vr

to inherit; ererbte K. - hereditary disease

erfahren vi, pp, adj

to learn, hear, come to know; to find out; to undergo; to experience; to be skilled; to be well versed in; experienced; practiced; seasoned

Erfahren n

Phil: experiencing

Erfahrung f (-en)

experience; knowledge; empirical knowledge; empiricism; abweichende E. - deviant experience; äußere E. - external or outer experience; E. aus erster Hand - first hand experience; E. aus zweiter Hand - second hand experience; übersinnliche E. - extrasensory or supersensory perseption

Erfahrungsbegriff m

empirical concept (Kant)

Erfahrungserkenntnis f (-e)

knowledge based on experience, experiential knowledge (Kant)

Erfahrungslehre f

empiricism

Erfahrungsreligion f

experiential religion

Erfahrungswert m (-e)

empirically established value; pragmatical value

erfassen vr

to seize, catch; to comprehend, grasp; to record, register; to include 

Erfaßbarkeit des Seins

apprehensibility of Being (Heidegger)

erfinden vi

to invent; to devise; to discover; to find out; to make up

Erfindung f (-en)

invention; discovery; fiction

Erfolg m (-e)

success; outcome, result; effect; consequence

erfolgen  vr

to occur, happen, take place; to be effected; e. auf - to be due to, be the result of, be caus­ed by; follow from

erfolgsorientiert adj

achievement- or success-oriented

Erfolgsstück n (-e)

hit, success

Erfordernis n (-se)

requisite; exigency; (pl.) necessities (of life)

erforschen vr

to explore, investigate; to find out; to research (into)

erfreuen vr

to delight; to give pleasure (to); to cheer; (refl.) to rejoice (in); to be glad, pleased, or delighted, (at or over something); to enjoy

erfreut pp, adj

glad; pleased; delighted

erfrischen vt, vr

to freshen, to refresh; to take refreshment

erfüllen  vr

to fulfill; to accomplish, realize; to implement; to fill; to perform; to comply with

Erfüllung  f (-en)

fulfillment, accomplishment; performance; realization (to complete)

erg. abr

 ergänzen(d); ergänzt; ergänze; ergeben(st)

Erg. abr

ergänzen vr

to add to; to supply; to supplement; to complete; to complement

Ergänzung f (-en)

supplementation; complement; adjunct; addition, supply; replenishment; amendment

Ergbd abr

Ergebenheit f

loyalty; devotion; resignation; humility; submissiveness; fidelity

Ergebnis n (-se)

occurrence, event, result; outcome; happening; findings; conclu­sion; consequence

Ergebung f

surrender; submission; resignation

ergehen vi

to be issued, be published; to come out; e. lassen - to issue (a decree, etc.), to make (an appeal), to pass (sentence)

Ergh. abr

Erg.H. abr

ergießen vr

to pour out; to gush forth; to flow forth

ergötzen vr

to delight; to please; to amuse; (refl.) to enjoy oneself

Ergötzen n

joy, delight; pleasure; amusement

Ergötzung f (-en)

joy, delight; pleasure; amusement

ergreifen vi

to seize, grasp; to lay or take hold of; to take possession of; to catch, apprehend; to be moved (by)

ergriffen p p, adj