r.-k. abr

rabb. abr

Rabb. abr

Rabbi m (-nen, -s)

rabbi

Rabbinat n (-e)

rabbinate

Rabbiner m (-)

rabbi

Rabbineramt n

rabbinate

Rabbinerwürde f

rabbinate

rabbinisch

rabbinic(al)

Rabbinismus m

Rabbinic thought, rabbinism

Rabbuni m

Rabboni

Rabe m (-n)

raven; crow

Rabulistik f

sophistry; equivocation; hairsplitting, quibbling

rabulistisch adj

equivocating; quibbling, hairsplitting; chicaning

RAC abbr

Reallexicon für Antike und Christentum. T. Kluser, et al., eds. Stuttgart

Rache f

vengeance, revenge; R. der Wiederherstellung - restitutional revenge (Nietzsche)

Racheakt m

act of revenge

Racheengel m

avenging angel

Rachegöttin m (-en)

Furie

rächen vr

to revenge; to avenge; vrf to take revenge (an - on)

Rachen m (-)

throat; mouth; jaws (of beasts); yawning abyss

Rächer m (-)

avenger

Rächerin f (-nen)

(female) avenger

Rachetat f (-en)

act of revenge

Rachgier f

thirst for revenge or lust; vindictiveness

rachgierig  adj

vengeful, revengeful; eager or thirsting for revenge; vindictive

Rachsucht f

(re)vengefulness; vindictiveness

rachsüchtig  adj

vindictive; (re)vengeful, eager or thirsting for revenge resentful

Rad. abr

Rad n (-"er)

wheel; R. des Schicksals - wheel of fate or fortune

radikal adj, adv

radical(ly); drastic; extreme; fundamental(ly); ruthless(ly); r. Böse - radical evil

Radikalisierung f

radicalization

Radikalismus m

radicalism; extremism

Radio n (-s)

radio

radioaktiv  adj

radioactive

Radioaktivität f

radioactivity

Radioevangelist m (-en)

radio evangelist

Radiokarbondatierung f (-en)

radiocarbon dating

Radiokarbonmethode f

radiocarbon dating

Radiostation f (-en)

radio station

Radius m (-ien)

radius

Rahel f

Rachel

Rahmen m (-)

framework, setting, context; scope; limit, compass; frame (of a picture)

rahmen  vr

to frame

Rahmenbedingung f (-en)

basic, frame, or general conditon

Rahmengeschichte f (-n)

narrative framework

Rahmenharfe f (-n)

frame harp

Rahmenstück n (-e)

framework section

Rahmenvorschrift f (-en)

outline provision; (general) regulation or provision; policy rules

Rahmenwerk n (-e)

framework

Rahmung f (-en)

frame, framing

Ramadan m

Ramadan

Rand m (-"er)

edge; margin; brink; border; rim; Archaeol: abgeflachter R. - flattened rim; Archaeol: abgerundeter R. - rounded rim;  Archaeol: ausladender R. - everted rim ;  Archaeol: (stark) ausladender R. - splaying rim or flaring rim;  Archaeol: eingezogener R. - inverted rim or incurved rim; Archaeol: (stark) eingebogener R. or eingezogener R. - anti-splashing rim or turned-in rim; Archaeol: gefurchter R. or gerillter R. - grooved rim;  Archaeol: gekieiter R.,  geknickter R.,   or   kantiger R. - carninated rim; Archaeol: gekniffener R. - pinched rim; Archaeol: herabhängender R. - drop-rim; Archaeol: umgeklappter R. - lapped rim; Archaeol: verdickter R. - thickened rim; am R. erwähnen - to mention in passing

Randbedingung f (-en)

boundary condition

Randbemerkung f (-en)

marginal not, marginal comment, commentary; aside

Randchrist m (-en)

marginal Christian; nominal Christian

Ränderscheibe f (-n)

tournette

Randerscheinung f (-en)

marginal phenomenon, peripheral phenomenon

Randformulierung f (-en)

marginal note

Randgebiet n (-e)

fringe area

Randgestalt f (-en)

marginal figure

Randgl. abr

Randgruppe f (-en)

fringe group, group at the fringes

Randschrift f (-en)

margin inscription, legend (of coins)

Randsystem n (-e)

peripheral system

Rang m (-"e)

rank, order; status, standing; posi­tion; class rate; quality; title

Rangordnung f (-en)

order of precedence, hierarchy, rank order

Ranke f (-n)

tendril, shoot

Ränke  pl

schemes, intrigues; plots; R. schmieden - to plot or scheme; to contrive

Rapproachement n (-s)

reconciliation

raptus in coelum

Lat: carrying off into the heavens

rar adj

rare

RÄR abbr

Reallexicon der ägyptischen Religionsgeschichte. H. Bonnet, ed. Berlin

rasch  adj

quick; fast; swift; speedy; hurry

rasen  adj

to race, to speed, to sweep, to scorch, to rage, to foam, to storm, to be mad or delirious

Raserei f (-en)

raving, rage, frenzy, madness, reckless driven; in R. geraten - to fly into a rage

Räson f

reason; common sense

Räsonement  n

 (abstract) argumentation or reasoning

Räsonnieren n

reasoning; arguing

Rasse f (-n)

race, breed

rasseln  vr

to rattle, clank; to clatter

Rasseln n, 

rattle, clatter; rattling sound; (pl) rattles

Rassendiskriminierung f

racial discrimination

Rassenhaß m

racial hatred

Rassenkampf m (-e)

racial conflict

Rassenkunde f

the study of race

Rassentrennung f

racial segregation

Rassenvorurteil n (-e)

racial prejudice

Rassismus m

racism, racialism

rassistisch adj

rasist; racialistic

Rastafari m (-s)

Rastafarian

Rastafrisur f

Rastafarian hairstyle

Raster m (-)

grid; screen

Rasterschema n (-men)

grid design or pattern

raten vi

to advise, counsel; to guess; to conjecture; to solve

Ratgeber m (-)

adviser, counselor; counsel

Rathaus n (-"er)

town hall, guild hall, synagogue

ratifizieren  vr

to ratify

ratio

Lat: reason

Ratio f

reason, reasoning; basic couse or reason, ratio essendi

ratio cognoscendi

Lat: heuristic means or rationality

ratio consequentia

ratio essendi

Lat: basic cause or reason

rational adj

rational; sensible; r. Glaube - rational faith; r. Verstehen - rational interpretation

rationalisieren  vr

to rationalize

rationalisiert p p, adj

rationalized

Rationalisierung f (-en)

rationalization; simplification

Rationalismus m

rationalism

Rationalist m (-en)

rationalist

rationalistisch adj

rationalistic

Rationalität f

rationality

ratio naturalis

Lat: natural reason

rationell  

rational, efficient, expedient

ratio recta

Lat: right reason

ratlos  

helpless; perplexed; at a loss

Ratlosigkeit f

the feeling at a total loss, helplessness, perplexity

Ratschlag m (-"e)

advice, suggestion, counsel; Ratschläge der Klugheit - councils of prudence (Kant)

ratschlagen  

to deliberate; consult (together)

Ratschluß m (-"(ss)e)

resolution, decision; decree

Ratschluß m (-"sse)

resolution, decision; decree

Rätsel n (-)

riddle, puzzle, problem, mystery, enigma; R. des Seins - mystery of being

Rätselfrage f (-n)

riddle question

rätselhaft adj

enigmatic; puzzling; mysterious

Rätselkanon m (-s)

riddle canon; enigmatic(al) canon

Ratsherr m (-en)

counselor, member of the council

Raub m

robbery; plundering, pillaging; piracy; prey, loot, booty

Raubbau m

destructive exploitation (such as overcutting forests, overgrazing, overfishing)

rauben adj

to rob, pillager; to plunder; to abduct, to take away; to deprive of

Räuber m (-)

robber; thief; pirate

Räuberei f (-en)

robbery; plunder

Räubersynode f (-n)

robber synod

Raubgier g

greed; ravenousness; rapacity; extortion

Raublust f

rapacity

Raubvogel m (-")

bird of prey

Raubzug m (-"e)

war for plunder; gang robbery

Rauch m

smoke; fume, vapor

Rauchaltar m (-"e)

altar for incense

rauchen vr

to smoke; to fume

Räucheraltar m (-"e)

altar for incense

Räucherfaß m (-"sser)

censer; insense burner

Räuchergefäß n (-e)

incense container; censer; insense burner

Räucherlöffel m (-)

incense spoon

räuchern vr

to burn incense; to cure, smoke (meat, etc)

Räucheropfer n (-)

incense offering

Räucherschale f (-n)

incense bowl

Räucherschaufel f (-n)

incense shovel; snuff shovel

Räucherständer m (-)

incense stand

Räucherwerk n

perfumes, scents, perfumery; frankincense

Rauchopfer n (-)

incense offering

Rauchopfersäule f

incense altar

Raufe f (-n)

manger

raufen  vr

to pluck, pull out; to fight; to scuffle, tussle

Rauferei f (-en)

quarrel

rauh adj

harsh, hard; rough, course; rugged

Rauheit f

harshness; roughness; ruggedness

Raum m (-"e)

place; space; expan­sion, v­olume; scope; territ­ory; room; R. als Form unserer Anschauung - space as form of our intuition or anschauung

Raumausstattung f (-en)

furnishing(s), interior decoration

Raumdimension m

space dimension

räumen vr

to remove, clear away; to sell off (cheap) clean; to clean up, to quit, to leave, to evacuate

Raumillusion f

illusion of space

Raumkunst f

space art

räumlich adj

 spatial, spatially; r. Ausdehnung - spacial extension; r. Gliederung - spatial organization or structure

Räumlichkeit f (-en)

spaciousness; room; spatiality

räumlich-zeitlich adj

spatio-temporal

raumlos  adj

spaceless

Raumplanung f

area planning

Raumzeitalter n

space age

raum-zeitlich adj

spatio-temporal (beginning, end, etc)

Raupe f (-n)

caterpillar; grub, maggot

Rausch m (-"e)

intoxication; drunkenness

rauschen  vr

to rush, rustle; to roar; to thunder; to murmur

Rauschen n

noise; rush, murmur; roar, thunder; rustle, whisper

Raute f (-n)

diaper

rautenförmig  adj

diamond-shaped

RB abbr

Revue Biblique. Paris

RBI abbr

Revue Biblique Internationale. Paris

RBK abbr

Reallexikon der byzantinischen Kunst. Stuttgart

rbz. abr

RCath abbr

Revue Catholique. Louvain

rd. abr

Rd. abr

RE abbr

Realencyclopädie für protestantische Theologie und Kirche. Albrecht Hauck, ed. Gotha

Reaktion f (-en)

reaction, response; (un)debingte R. - (un)conditioned response

reaktionär adj

reactionary

Reaktionismus m

reductionism, reductivism

reaktiv adj

reactive

real adj

real, actual; concrete, tangible; material, substantial

Realgeschichte f

real history, history of facts, material history

Realgrund m

real ground (Kant)

Realia

(pl) real things

Realidealismus m

real-idealism

realisieren vr

to realize; to come to realization

Realisierung f (-en)

realization, actualization

Realismus m

realism; sprachphilosophischer R. - linguistic realism

realist. abr

Realist m (-en)

realist

Realistik f

realism

realistisch adj

realistic

Realität f (-en)

reality, fact

Realitätsbegriff m (-e)

reality concept, concept of reality

Realitätsbezug m (-"e)

reality reference, relation to reality

Realitätsflucht f

escape, flight, or withdrawal from reality

Realitätsprinzip n

reality principle

Realphilosophie f

material or substantial philosophy

Realpolitik f

realpolitik, politics of realism; practical politiks

Realpräsenz f

real presence

Realsein n

to be real

Realzeit f

real time

Rebe f (-n)

vine, grape tendril

Rebekka f

Rebekah

Rebell m (-en)

rebel

rebellieren  vr

to rebel, revolt; to rise up, insurrect; to protest strongly

Rebellion f (-en)

rebellion, revolt

rebellisch adj

rebellious, rebel; insurgent, insurrectional; wild; up in arms

Rebholz Gedicht n

poem on the wood of the vine

Rebhuhn n (-"er)

partridge

Rebirthing n

rebirthing

Rebstock m (-"e)

grape vine

RechBib abbr

Recherches Bibliques. Bruges, u.a.

Rechenschaft f

account; R. ablegen or geben - to give an account of, to answer or account for

recherchieren vr

to investigate, research

rechnen vr

to count (mit--on), expect, reckon (with); to figure, estimate; to consider; to class, rank

REChrA abbr

Real-Encyklopädie der christlichen Altertümer. Freiburg, Breisgau

Rechsbrechung f

violation of justice

recht adj, adv

right; true; real; genuine; quite; proper, fitting; sound, solid; legitimate, lawful; r. haben -- to be right

Recht n (-e)

right; privilege; justice; claim (on); power; law; im R. - rightly, justly, with rea­son; mit/zu R. - rightly, with justification; ein R. auf - a right to

Rechte n

the proper, appropriate, or real thing

Rechte m (-n)

the right person, the very man (for the task)

Rechte f

right hand; right side

Rechteck n (-e)

rectangle

rechteckig  adj

rectangular

Rechtf. abr

rechtfertigen vr

to justify; to vindicate; to warrant; (v. refl.): to justify oneself

rechtfertigend pr p, adj

apologetic; justificatory; justifying; r. Grund - justifying reason

Rechtfertigung f

justification, vindication; R. durch den Glauben - justification by faith

Rechtfertigungsgewißheit f

assurance of justification

Rechtfertigungsgnade f (-n)

grace of justification

Rechtfertigungskontext m

context of justification; validation context

Rechtfertigungslehre f

doctrine of justification

Rechtfertigungstheorie f

theory of justification

Rechtfertigungsverfahren n (-)

justification procedure

Rechtfertigungsversuch m (-e)

attempt to justify; attempt at justification

rechtgläubig adj

orthodox, orthodoxical; sound; nicht r. - unorthodox; infidel

Rechtgläubigkeit f

orthodoxy

rechtlich adj, adv

legal(ly), statutory

Rechtlichkeit f

justice; validity; integrity

rechtlos adj

deprived of or without rights; outcast, outlawed

Rechtlosigkeit f

outlawry; rightlessness, lack of rights

rechtmäßig adj

legitimate, lawful, rightful, legal

Rechtmäßigkeit f

legitimacy

rechts  adv

right; to the right; on the right

Rechtsanschauung f (-en)

conception of justice; view of justice

Rechtsanspruch m (-"e)

legal claim

Rechtsauffassung f (-en)

conception of justice, understanding of justice

Rechtsausdruck m (-"e)

legal term

Rechtsbasis f (-sen)

legal basis

Rechtsbegriff m (-e)

concept of law or right

Rechtsbereich m (-e)

legal terminology

Rechtsbeschaffenheit f

uprightness

Rechtsbeschränkung f (-en)

legal limit(ation)/ restraint/ restriction/ confinement

Rechtsbeugung f

twisting of justice

Rechtsbewußtsein n

legal consciousness

rechtsbrüchig  adj

law-breaking

rechtschaffen  adj

righteous, upright, honest, just; mighty, mightily

Rechtschaffenheit f

uprightness, 

Rechtschreibefehler m (-)

misspelling

Rechtschreibung f

orthography; spelling

Rechtsdenken n

legal thinking or thought

Rechtsempfinden n

sense of justice

Rechtsentwicklung f

legal development, development of law

Rechtsethik f

legal ethics

Rechtsextremismus m

right-wing extremism

Rechtsfall m (-"e)

case; cause

Rechtsfolge f (-n)

legal consequence

Rechtsforderung f (-en)

legal demand; ordinance of the law; righteous demand

rechtsfrei adj

unregulated, unlegislated

Rechtsfrieden m

public peace, law and order; peace guaranteed by law

Rechtsgehorsam m

obedience to the law, law-abidiagness

Rechtsgemeinschaft f (-en)

community bound by law

Rechtsgrundsatz m (-"e)

legal principle, principle of law

Rechtshandel m

lawsuit, litigation, court case; complaint; cause, action

Rechtsirrtum m

mistake of law, legal error

Rechtsordnung f (-en)

legal order

Rechtspflege f

administration of justice, judicature

Rechtspflicht f (-en)

compulsion of the law

Rechtsprechung f (-en)

jurisdiction, administration of justice

Rechtsprinzip n (-pien)

legal principle, principle of law

Rechtsradikalismus m

right-wing radicalism

Rechtsrationalismus m

rationalism of law

Rechtssatz m (-"e)

legal statement, statute of the law

Rechtsspruch m (-"e)

judgment; sentence; verdict; legal saying, judicial utterance

Rechtsstaat m (-en)

constitutional (governed) state, state founded on law and justice, state bound by the rule of law, rechtsstaat

Rechtsstatus m

legal status

Rechtsstreit m

case; lawsuit; action, litigation

Rechtsstruktur f (-en)

legal structure

Rechtssystem n

legal system, system of law

rechtstheologisch  adj

right-wing theological

Rechtstitel m (-)

legal title

Rechtstradition f

legal tradition, tradition of law

Rechtsurkunde f (-n)

legal document

Rechtsverhältnis n

legal position or relationship

Rechtsversetzung f (-en)

rightward movement

rechtsverwandt adj

legal

Rechtswissenschaft f

jurisprudence, legal studies, legal science

Rechtszustand m (-"e)

legal situation; legal position; state of law

rechtwinklig  adj

rectangular, right-angled

recken vr

to stretch (oneself); extend; to draw

recta ratio

Lat: right reason

Recurs m (-e)

recourse

red. abr

Red. abr

Redakteur m (-e)

editor

Redaktion f (-en)

redaction; editing; editorial staff, television production

redaktionell adj

redactional

Redaktionsgeschichte f (sg)

redaction criticism, composition criticism (also referred to as Kompositionsgeschichte)

redaktionsgeschichtlich  adj

redaction-critical; redaktionsgeschichtliche Methode - redaction-critical method

Redaktor m (-en)

editor

Rede f (-n)

speech; talk; discourse; telling; rumor; von etwas die R. sein - to deal with

Redeform f (-en)

mode of expression

Redefreiheit f

freedom of speech

Redegang m

series of comments

redegewandt  adj

skilled in speech

Redekomposition f (-en)

composite speeches; construction of the discourse

Redemption f

salvation, redemption; deliverance, release; relief

Redemptorist m (-en)

Redemptorist

reden vr

to speak, talk; to converse

Reden n

talking, speaking

Redensart f (-en)

mode of speech; phrase; expression; idiom

Redequelle f (-n)

saying-source

Redestoff m

discourse material

Redestrom m

speech stream

Redeteil m (-e)

part of speech

Redetypus m (-pen)

type of address

Redeweise f (-n)

mode or manner of speech; custom of speech; locution, parlance

Redewendung f (-en)

idiom; idiomatic expression; figure of speech; locution; phrase

redigieren vr

to redact, edit

redivivus

Lat: redivivus, brought to life again, restored

redlich  adj

honest; sincere; upright; just

Redlichkeit f

honesty, uprightness; fairness; probity; sincerity; candor, candidness

Redner m (-)

speaker; orator

reductio ad absurdum

Lat: reduction to impossibility

Reduktion f (-en)

reduction; cut; R. des Menschen zur Sache - reduction of human beings to objects

reduktionistisch adj

reductionist

Reduktionsaussage f

reduction sentence

Reduktionsstufe f

Ling: reduced grade

reduktiv adj

reductive (materialism, method, etc)

redundant  adj

irrelevant

Redundanz f

redundancy

Redundanzfreiheit f

lack of redundance or redundancy

Reduplikation f (-en)

reduplication

reduzibel adj

reducible

reduzieren  vr

to reduce; to lower, cut; to limit; (refl) to decrease, dwindle, diminish; to recede

reell adj

real; honest, straight; respectable; genuine, real; fair; good, sound; decent

Reelle n (-n)

that which is real, of lasting value, honest, straight, respectable, genuine, real, fair; good, sound or decent

re-empathisch adj

re-empathic

Ref. abbr

Referat; Referendar; Referendum; Referent(in); Referenz;  Reform; Reformation; Reformierte; Reformatio. Zeitschrift für evangelische Kultur und Politik, Zürich, u.a.

ref. abr

Refektorium n (-rien)

refectory

Referat n (-e)

report; lecture; talk

Referendum n (-renden)

referendum

Referent m (-en)

referent, speaker; reader of a paper; specialist; adviser; reporter

Referentialität f

referentiality

referentiell adj

referential; r. Rahmen - frame of reference

Referenz f (-en)

reference

Referenzgegenstand m

object of reference

Referenzkette f

chain of reference

Referenzpunkt m (-e)

reference point

Referenzsemantik f

theory of reference semantics; denotational or referential reference semantic

Referenztheorie f

theory of reference

referieren  vr

to report (on); to read a paper (on); to give a lecture (on); to relate matters

referierend pr p

in the form or style of a report or lecture

RefES abbr

refl. abr

reflektieren vr

to reflect

reflektierend pr p, adj

reflecting, reflective; r. Bewußtsein - reflective awareness (Hegel)

Reflexion f (-en)

reflection, reflexion; bestimmende R. - qualifying or determining reflection

Reflexionsbegriff m

concept of reflection

Reflexionsurteil m

reflective judgment

reflexiv adj

reflexive

reflexives Verb n (-en)

reflexive verb

Reflexivität f

reflexiveness, reflexivity; reflectivity, reflectiveness

Reflexivpronomen n (-, -mina)

reflexive pronoun

Refor. abbr

Reformation. Deutsch-evangelische Kirchenzeitung für die Gemeinde. Berlin, u.a.

Reform f (-en)

reform

reform. abr

Reform. abr

Reformation f (-en)

reformation; the Reformation

Reformationsbewegung f (-en)

reformation movement

Reformationsfest n

Reformation Day

Reformationskirche f (-n)

reformation church

Reformationsliteratur f

literature of the Reformation period

Reformationszeit f (-en)

Reformation period

Reformationszeitalter f

the Reformation period

Reformator m (-en)

(religious) reformer

reformatorisch adj

pertaining to or concerning the reformation; reformatory; reformational; reformative

reformbedürftig  adj

in need of reform

Reformbestrebung f (-en)

reformatory effort

Reformbewegung f (-en)

reform movement

Reformeifer m

enthusiasm of reform, eagerness of reform

Reformer m (-)

(social) reformer

reformerisch  adj

reforming; for reform; a reformer´s

reformerisch  

a reformer's

reformfreudig  adj

open to, willing to, favorable to reform; reform-minded

Reformfreudigkeit f

eagerness for reform

reformieren vr

to reform

Reformierte m (-n)

member of the Reformed Church

Reformierte Kirche f

Reformed Church

Reformjudentum n

Reform Judaism

Reformkatholizismus m

Reform Catholicism

Reformulierung f (-en)

refomulation

Refrain m (-s)

refrain, chorus, burden

RefSchw abbr

Reformierte Schweiz. Zürich

reg. abr

Reg. abr

Reg.-Bd. abr

Regal n (-e)

shelf; Mus: regal; gedämpft R. - gedampft regal

Regalien f

regalia

Regel f (-n)

rule, regulation; standard; law; in der R. - as a rule, usually; R. des Richtigen - rule of the or by the right (people)

regelm. abr

regelmäßig  adj, adv

regular(ly) even; regulated; normal; orderly

Regelmäßigkeit f

regularity; evenness

Regelung f (-en)

regulation; settling; settlement; resolution

Regelvereinfachung f

rule simplification

regen  vr

to stir; move; to budge

Regen m

rain, shower, downpour, precipitation

Regenausfall m (-"e)

deficiency of rain

Regenbogen m (-, -")

rainbow

Regent m (-en)

regent; sovereign, reigning prince

Regie f

production; stage direction; R. führen - to direct; to produce

Regiebuch n (-"er)

prompt book

regieren

to rule; to reign, govern; to regulate, control; to manage;

Regierung f (-en)

government; reign, rule; administration

Regierungsantritt m (-e)

accession of rulership

Regierungsbeamte m (-n)

government employee

Regierungsgewalt f (-en)

governmental or ruling power, governance, ruling authority

Regime n (-s)

regime

regimen ecclesiasticum

Lat: rule of the church

Region f (-en)

region

Register n

register, index; stop; rank; halbes R. - incomplete stop, half stop; mechanisches R. - accessory stop; R. ziehen - to pull or draw a stop (organ)

registrieren  vr

to register; to select stops

Registrierung f

registration

regnen  vr

to rain

Regnum n

crown

regnum Christi

Lat: the rule or kingdom of Christ

regnum gratiae

Lat: the kingdom of grace

regnum potentiae

Lat: kingdom of power

Regression f (-en)

regression

regressiv  adj

regressiv

regula fidei f

Lat: regula fidei - a rule of faith

regula fidel Lat: rule of faith

regulär  adj

regular, normal

regulative adj

corrective, regulative, regulating; r. Gerechtigkeit - corrective justice

regulieren  vr

to regulate

Regulierung f (-en)

regulation

Regung f (-en)

motion, movement; stir; emotion, feeling; sentiment

Reh n (-e)

doe (deer)

Rehabeam m

Rehoboam

Rehabilitierung f

rehabilitation; vindication

Reibelaut m (-e)

fricative consonants, spirant consonant

reiben  vi

to rub; to massage; to scratch; to chafe; to clash

Reibung f (-en)

friction; dissonance, dissonant (clash); dissonant simultaneous percussion

reich adj

rich, wealthy; abundant; ample, plentiful; fertile; great

Reich n (-e)

state; kingdom; empire; realm; das R. Gottes - the Kingdom of God; das Heilige Römische R. Deutscher Nation - the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation; R. der Zwecke - kingdom or realm of ends

Reicharabien  

Sheba

reichen

to reach; to give, hand; to extend; to present; to pass; to suffice; to last, hold out; das Abendmahl r. - to administer the sacrament (cf) Abendmahl

Reichgottesglaube m

faith in the kingdom of God

Reich Gottesidee f (-n)

idea of the kingdom of God

reichlich  adj, adv

ample; plenty (of), plentiful, abundant; generous; profuse; rather

Reichsacht f (-en)

imperial ban, ban of the Holy Roman Empire,  imperial proscription (outlawry)

Reichsannalist m (-en)

imperial keeper of annal, keeper of the imperial annals

Reichsapfel m

orb, imperial orb

Reichsbischof m

bishop of the Holy Roman Empire

Reichseinheit f

imperial unity

Reichsglaube m 

faith in the kingdom

Reichsgottespredigt f (-en)

proclamation of the kingdom of God

Reichsgrenze f

international boundary

Reichsheiligtümer  

the sacred relics of the Holy Roman Empire

reichshistorisch  adj

history of nations

Reichsinsignien (-pl)

imperial insignia

Reichskammergericht n (-e)

imperial chamber court of justice

Reichskirche f

unperial church, church of the empire

Reichskirchenrecht n

right of the imperial church, imperial-ecclesiastical right or justice, imperial-ecclesiastical law

Reichskleinod n (-ien)

imperial insignia

Reichskonkordat n

the Reich Concordat (Nazi period)

Reichsritterschaft f (-en)

imperial knightship

Reichssynode f (-n)

imperial synod

Reichstag m (-e)

(Imperial) Diet (zu - to,of); Diet of the Holy Roman Empire

Reichstagsbeschluß m (-"sse)

decision of the imperial diet

Reichstempel m (-)

Imperial temple

Reichstrennung f (-en)

division of the kingdom

Reichszepter n (-)

imperial scepter

Reichtum n (-"er)

riches, wealth; abundance; richness

reif  adj

mature, ripe, mellow; fully developed, ready

Reif m (-e)

ring; (head)band; hoarfrost; bloom (on fruit)

Reife f

maturity, puberty; ripeness

Reifikation f

reification, hypostatization

Reigen m (-)

round dance

Reigentanz m (-"e)

(round) dance; ritual dance

Reihe f (-n)

row, file; rank; series; serial; succession; se­quence; Archaeol: register; der R. nach - in turn, sequence, etc

reihen  vr

to put something in a row or a line; to line up; to form a row

Reihen- pref

serial

Reihenfolge f (-n)

sequence, order; succession

Reihenform f

succession form; chain form; additive form

Reiher m (-)

heron

reiligionsfeindlich  adj

hostile to religion

Reim m (-e)

rhyme

reimartig  adj

like a rhyme

reimen  vr

to rhyme; to reconcile; to add up; to make sense

reimlos  adj

rhymeless, unrhymed, blank

Reimoffizium n

(rhymed version of a liturgical text)

Reimpaar n (-e)

couplet

Reimsequenz f (-en)

rhymed sequence

rein adj, adv

pure; clean; clear; chaste; genuine; com­plete, total; mere; quite; r. Anschauung - pure anschauung, perseption, or intuition; r. bezeichnend - purely designative; r. Empfinden - pure sensibility; r. Gewissen - pure or clear conscience (Kant); r. Ich - pure self or ego; r. Verstandesbrgriff - pure intellectual concept, pure concept of understanding (Kant)

Reinheit f

purity, pureness, chastity; cleanness, cleanliness

reinigen vr

to clean; to cleanse; to purge; to purify, refine; to rectify

Reinigung f (-en)

cleansing; purification; clearance; refining; clarification (Kant)

Reinigungsbad n

bath of purification

Reinigungsgesetz n (-e)

law of purification

Reinigungsvorschrift f (-en)

prescription for ceremonial purity

Reinigungswasser n

the water of cleansing

Reinigungszeremonie f (-n)

ceremony of purification

Reinkarnation f

reincarnation; transmigration of the soul

Reinkultur f (-en)

pure culture, cultivation

reinlich  adj

clean; neat; tidy; distinct

Reinlichkeit f

cleanliness; neatness; tidiness

Reis n (-e)

twig, sprig, shoot

Reise f (-n)

journey; trip; tour

reisefertig  adj

ready to depart or start

Reisegefährte m (-e)

travel(ing) companion

reisen  vr

to travel; to journey; to set out (for)

Reisetasche f (-n)

travel(ing) bag

Reisig n

brushwood

reißen vi

to tear, rip, rend; to pull; to seize, grasp; to sketch; to scribe

reiten  vi

to ride, go on horseback

Reiter m (-)

rider, horseman; cavalryman

Reiterei f (-en)

cavalry

Reiz m (-e)

affection; stimulus; charm; fascination; appeal; temptation; thrill; desire; irritation

reizen vr

to excite, stimulate; to provoke; to stir up; to irritate; to charm, attract; to entice

rekapitulieren  vr

to recapitulate

Reklame f (-n)

advertising, publicity

Rekodierung f (-en)

recoding

rekonstr. abr

rekonstruieren  vr

to reconstruct

Rekonstruktion f (-en)

reconstruction

Rekonziliation f (-en)

reconciliation; reconsecration, reconciliation

Rekord m (-e)

record

Rektion f (-en)

government, regimen

Rekurs m (-e)

appeal

Rekursion f

recursion

rekursiv  adj

recursive, recurrent

Rekursivität f

recursivity

rel. abr

religiös - religious, sacred; relativ; relativieren; relevant; relativum

Rel. abr

Rel(q). abr

Relais n

relay (organ)

relat. abr

Engl: relation(s)

Relation f (-en)

relation

relational adj

relational

Relationallogik f

relational logic

Relationismus m

relationism

Relationsprädikat n

relational predicate

relative adj, adv

relative(ly); comparatively; approximate; re­spective; relating (to);

relativieren vr

to relativize; to modify, qualify

Relativierung f (-en)

relativization

relativisch  adj

relative

Relativismus m

relativism

relativistisch adj

relativistic, relativist

Relativität f

relativity

Relativitätsprinzip n

principle of relativity

Relativitätstheorie f

theory of relativity

Relativpronomen n (-, -mina)

relative pronoun

Relativsatz m (-"e)

relative clause

Relativstil m

relative clause

Relevanz f

relevance

Relevanzdefinition f

definition of relevance

Reliabilität f

reliability

Relief n (-s, -e)

Art, Archaeol: relief; topography, terrain; (relief) model; geringes R. - subdued relief; starkes R. - bold relief

reliefartig  

relief-like

Reliefdarstellung f (-en)

depiction on relief(s)

Reliefdruck m

relief printing

reliefhaft  

like reliefs

Reliefstele f (-n)

stele decorated in relief

Reliefverzierung f (-en)

relief decoration

relig. abr

Relig. abr

religio

Lat: religion

Religion f (-en)

religion; faith; belief

religio naturalis

Lat: natural religion

Religionsausübung f

worship; pracitice of religion; freie R. - freedom of worship

Religionsbekenntnis n (-se)

profession by faith; religious profession; creed

Religionsbrauch m (-"e)

rite

Religionsbuch n (-"er)

religious textbook

Religionsdelikt n

offense against religion

Religionsdiener m (-)

Hist: minister of religion

Religionsduldung f

religious toleration

Religionsedikt n (-e)

edict of religion

Religionsersatz  m

 religion substitute

Religionsethnologie  f

ethnology of religion 

Religionsfeind m (-e)

enemy of religion

Religionsforschung f

study of religion

Religionsfreiheit f

religious liberty, religious freedom; freedom of religion

Religionsfrevel m

sacrilege

Religionsfriede m

religious peace

Religionsgegner m (-)

opponent of religion

Religionsgemeinschaft f (-en)

sect

Religionsgeschichte f

history of religion(s), comparative religion, religio-historical criticism

Religionsgeschichtler m (-)

historian of religion

religionsgeschichtlich  adj

of or on the history of religion; in the history of religion

Religionsgeschichtliche Schule f (sg)

history of religions school, religio-historical criticism

Religionsgesellschaft f (-en)

religious group

Religionsgespräch n (-e)

religious dialog or discourse; religious disputation

Religionsglaube  m

 religious faith

Religionshistoriker m (-)

historian of religion, religious historian

Religionskampf m (-"e)

religious fight

Religionskrieg m (-e)

religious war

Religionskritik f

critical study of religion; critique of religion

Religionskunde f

religious instruction; religious knowledge

Religionslehre f (-n)

doctrine

Religionslehrer m (-)

Religion or Bible teacher; divine

religionslos  

irreligious; without a religion

Religionslosigkeit f

irreligion; unreligiousness; lack of religion; religiouslessness

Religionspädagogik f 

 religious education

Religionsphänomenologie f

phenomenology of religion

religionsphänomenologisch  

phenomenological

Religionsphilosoph m (-en)

philosopher of religion

Religionsphilosophie f

philosophy of religion

Religionspolitik f

religious policy, policy on matters of religion

Religionspsychologie f

psychology of religion

Religionssache  f (-n)

 matter of religion

Religionssatz m (-"e)

dogma

Religionsschwärmer m (-)

fanatic

Religionssoziologie f

sociology of religion

Religionsstifter m (-)

founder of a religion

Religionsstreit m

dispute, disputation

Religionsstunde f (-n)

religious instruction

Religionssynkretismus m

religious syncretism

Religionstheologie  f

 religious theology; theology of religion

Religionstiftung f

founding of a religion

Religionstrennung f (-en)

schism

Religionsübung f

religious practice

Religionsunterricht m

Scripture teaching or lessons; religious instruction

Religionsurkunde f (-n)

religious document

Religionsverfolgung f (-en)

religious persecution

Religionsvergehen n

offense against religion (blasphemy, etc.)

Religionswechsel m

change of religion

Religionswissenschaft f

religious studies; theology; study of religion; religious science, science of religion

Religionswissenschaftler m (-)

scholar of religious studies

Religionszugehörigkeit f

religious or church affiliation

Religionszwang m

religious intolerance; religious oppression; religious compulsion

religio revelata

Lat: revealed religion

religiös adj

religious; religiöse Entfremdung - religious estrangement, religious alienation; religiöse Handlung - religious act; ein religiöser Schwärmer (m), eine  religiöse Schwärmerin (f) - a religious fanatic;  religiöse Zweifel haben - to have religious doubts

Religiosität f

religiousness, religiosity, piety

Reliquie f (-n)

relic

Reliquienbehälter m (-)

reliquary; receptacle for relics

Reliquiendienst m

worship or veneration of relics

Reliquienkästchen n (-)

reliquary, receptacle for a relic

Reliquienkult m

cult of relics

Reliquienkultus m (-te)

relics cult, worship of relics

Reliquienschrank m (-"e)

reliquary

Reliquienschrein m (-e)

reliquary, receptacle for a relic

Reliquienverehrung f (-en)

worship of relics

Relqr(e) abr

RelSchr abbr

Religiöse Schriftenreihe. Buchgmeinde Bonn. Bonn

RelSt abbr

Religious Studies. London

Reminiscenz f (-en)

reminiscence

Reminiszenz f (-en)

reminiscence

Remonstrant m (-en)

Remonstrant

Remter  

 

Renaiss. abr

Renaissance f

Renaissance

Renaissancephilosophie  f

 Renaissance philosophy

Renegat m (-en)

renegade; apostate

rennen  vi

to run; to race, dash; to drive furiously; to bump against; to crash into; ins Verderben r. - to rush headlong into destruction

Renner m (-)

Hist: swift horse

Rentabilität  f

 profitability

Reordination f

reordination

reorganisieren  vr

to reorganize

Reparateur m (-e)

repairer

Repertoire n (-s)

repertory

Repetent m (-en)

private tutor; tutorial assistant

repetieren vr

to repeat; to break back (organ)

Repetition f (-en)

repetition

repletiv adj 

repletive

Replik f (-en)

replica; replication

Replika f (-ken)

replica

Replikat  n (-en)

 replica, copy

Report m (-e)

report

Reportage f (-n)

reportage; running commentary

Reporter m (-)

reporter

Reporterin f (-nen)

reporter

repräs. abr

Repräsentation  f (-en)

 representation

repräsentational  adj

 representational

Repräsentationsgehalt  m

 representative content

Repräsentationstheorie  f

 representational theory

repräsentativ  adj

representative

repräsentative  adj

 representative

repräsentieren  vr

to represent

repressive  adj

 repressive

Reprise f (-n)

revival; repeat, reprise; restatement, recapitulation

Reprobation  f (-en)

 reprobation

Reprod. abr

Reproduktion - reproduction

Reproduktion  f (-en)

 reproduction

reproduktiv  adj

 reproductive

reproduzieren vr 

to reproduce

Repugnanz f

repugnance

Reputation f

reputation

Requiem n (-ien)

requiem (mass)

res. abr

res

Lat: thing (in a general or specific sense)

res cogitans  

 Lat: thinking substance or thing

Reservation n (-e)

reservation

reservieren  vr

to reserve

Reservoir n (-e)

reservoir

res extensa  

 Lat: extended substance or thing

Residenz f (-en)

residence

residieren  vr

to reside

Resignation f

resignation; defeatist attitude

resignieren vr

to resign, give up

resipiscentia

Lat: repentance (change of the heart or change of mind)

Resistenz f (-en)

resistance

Reskript m

rescript

resonant  adj

resonant

Resonanz f

resonance; allgemeine R. - universal resonance

Resonanzbereich m (-en)

resonance band or range

Resonanzbreite f

resonance field; resonance amplitude

resonanzfähig  adj

resonant

Resonanzfeld n (-rien)

respond; (Angelican worship) responsorium, responsory; response (latin worship)

resp. abr

respectiv - respective(ly); respektabel; respektieren

Respekt m

respect

respektabel  adj

respectable

Respektabilität f

respectability

respektieren  vr

to respect

Respektlosigkeit f

disrespect, lack of respect

res sacra

Lat: a holy thing

res sacramenti

Lat: the thing of the sacrament; (the person of) Christ (in the Lord's Supper and baptism)

res sacrans

Lat: a thing or something that makes holy

Ressentiment  n

 resentment, ressentiment

res signata

Lat: the thing signified

Rest m (-e)

remnant(s); rest, remainder; remains; scraps

Rest. abr

restaur. abr

Restauration  f (-en)

 restoration

Restaurationszeit  f

 restoration period

restaurieren  vr

to conserve, to restore

Restaurierung f (-en)

restoration

res testata

Lat: the thing attested

restituieren  vr

to restore

Restitution f (-en)

restitution

restl. abr

restrictio  

Lat: restriction

restriktiv  adj

restricted

Restvolk n

remnants (of people)

Resultat n (-e)

result

resultieren  vr

to result (in)

resumieren  vr

to abstract

Resurrektion  f

 resurrection

resuscitatio

Lat: resuscitation, revival (of the will, etc)

retardierend  p p, adj

 retarding

Retrospektive f (-n)

retrospective

retten vr

to save; to rescue; to free; to deliver, release; to vindi­cate; to preserve; (vrf) to save oneself; to escape

Retter m (-)

rescuer; deliverer; Savior, Redeemer (Christ)

Rettung f (-en)

rescue, deliverance; salvation; redemp­tion; help; saving; preservation; escape

Reue f

remorse; regret; repentance; penance

Reuegefühl n

remorse

reuen vr

to regret; to be sorry (for or about); to repent (of)

reuevoll adj

repentant

reuig adj

penitent; contrite

reumütig adj

penitant, penitent, contrite

Reumütigkeit f

contrition

rev. abr

Engl: reverse (back side)

Revanche f (-n)

revenge

revelatio immediata

Lat: unmediated or immediate revelation (of God,etc)

revelatio nova

Lat: new revalation

Reverenz f (-en)

reverence; courtesy, respect; curtsy

revidieren  vr

to revise

Revision f (-en)

revision

Revisor m (-en)

reviser

Revolte  f (-n)

 revolt, rebellion

Revolution f (-en)

revolution

revolutionär adj

revolutionary

Revolutionär m (-e)

revolutionary, revolutionist, rebel

Revolutionarismus  m

 revolutionism

rez. abr

Rez. abr

Rezensent m (-en)

critic; reviewer

rezensieren  vr

to review; to criticize

Rezension f (-en)

review

Rezeptionsgeschichte  f

 reception history, history of reception

Rezeptionstheorie  f

 reception theory; reader responce theory

rezeptiv  adj

 receptive

Rezeptivität f

receptivity

Rezipient  m (-en)

 recipient

reziprok  adj

 reciprocal; inverse 

Reziprokpronomen n (-mina)

reciprocal pronoun

Reziprozität  f

 reciprocity

Rezitation f (-en)

recitation

Rezitativ n (-e)

recitative; Mus: begleitetes R. - recitativo accompagnato, recitativo stromentato, instrumental recitative; unbegleitetes R. - recitativo secco, dry recitative

rezitativisch  adj

recitative-like

rezitieren  vr

to recite

Rezitierung f (-en)

recitation

RG abbr

Religion und Geisteskultur. Göttingen

RGF abbr

Religiöse Gegenwartsfragen. Bern

RGG abbr

Die Religion in Geschichte und Gegenwart. Tübingen

rgim. abr

RGST abbr

Reformationsgeschichtliche Studien und Texte. Münster

Rgstr. abr

RGT abbr

Religionsgeschichtliche Texte. Bonn

Rhapsode m (-)

rhapsodist

Rhapsodie f (-n)

rhapsody

rhapsodisch  adj

rhapsodic

Rhein m

the Rhine

Rheinland-Pfalz f

Rhineland-Palatinate

rheinländisch  adj

Rhineland, Rhinelandish

Rhem  n (-ata)

 rheme

Rhema  n (-ta)

 rheme

rhet. abr

rhetisch  adj

 rhetic(al)

Rhetor m (-en)

rhetor

Rhetorik f

rhetoric

Rhetoriker m (-)

rhetorician

rhetorisch  adj

rhetorical, oratorical

Rhythmik f

rhythm

rhythmisch  adj

rhythmic

rhythmisieren  vr

to rhythmicize

Rhythmisierung f

rhythmization

Rhythmus m (-men)

rhythm, rhythmic form; harmonic rhythm

Ri abr

Richter - Judges

Ri. abr

Richter - Judges

Richt. abr

Richter - Judges

richten vr

to judge; to pass sentence (on); to execute; to direct (to); to guide; to arrange, adjust; to point (at); to fix; to focus (nach - on); sich r. nach - to conform to; to depend on; to act in harmony with; to follow

Richter m (-)

judge; justice; umpire

Richteramt n

office of judge

Richtergeschichten  

stories of the individual judges

Richterspruch m

judge's verdict; judgement; sentence

Richterstuhl m

Judgement Seat (of God), (God's) Throne of Judgement; judgement seat

Richterzeit f

period of the Judges (Bible)

richtig adj, adv

right; true, real; prop­er(ly), correct­(ly); ex­act(ly); accurate­(ly); appropri­ate; suita­ble, fitting; sound; just (so)

Richtigkeit f

rightness, correctness, truth, soundness; exactness; appropriateness; properness; suitability

Richtl. abr

Richtlinie f (-n)

guideline

Richtmaß n (-e)

criterion; standard

Richtplatz m (-")

place of execution

Richtschnur f

guiding rule; principle; guide; canon; measuring line

Richtstätte f (-n)

place of execution

Richtstuhl m

Judgment Seat (of God), (God's) Throne of Judgment; judgment seat

Richtung f (-en)

direction; course ;line; trend; tendency; view(s); orientation; school of thought

Richtungsadverb n (-ien)

directional adverb

riechen  vi

to smell; to perceive; to foresee

Ried n

reed-covered marsh, fen, moor

Riefelung f (-en)

ribbing

Riegel m (-)

bolt, (cross)bar; tie

Riemen m (-)

strap; sling; belt; shoelace

Riese m (-n)

giant

rieseln vr

 to trickle; to run; to drizzle

riesenhaft  adj

gigantic

riesig  adj, adv

gigantic, huge, immense; tremendous; enormously; awfully, terribly

rigid  adj

rigid 

Rigorismus  m

 rigourism, regour

rigoristisch  adj

 rigorous; r. Ethik - rigorous ethic (Kant)

Rind n (-er)

ox; cow; horned cattle

Rinderherde f (-n)

herd of cattle

Ring m (-e)

ring; circle; cycle; arena

Ringelreihen m (-)

round dance

ringen vi

to wrestle, to struggle; to strive; to wrest

Ringgraben m (-")

moat; fosse

Ringhenkel m (-)

ring-shaped handle

Ringmauer f (-n)

circumvallation; city wall

rings  

round, round about

ringsherum  

all around; everywhere; on all sides

ringsum  

all around; everywhere; on all sides

ringsumher  

all around; everywhere; on all sides

Ringtheorie  f

 ring theory

Rinne f (-n)

groovechannel; gutter; duct; canal; trough

rinnen  

to run, flow; to trickle; to drip; to leak

Rinnsal n

Archaeol: streamlet; trickle; brooklet; streamlet; channel, little river, rivulet

Rippe f (-n)

rib

Rippengewölbe n (-)

rib vault

Rippenkuppel f (-n)

ribbed dome

Rippenwerk n 

ribs (of a vault)

Rippenwölbung f (-en)

ribbed vault(ing)

riskant  

risky; hazardous

riskieren  

to risk, chance

rissing  

fissured, full of cracks, cracked; chapped

Riß m (-ss, -sse)

tear, rent; laceration; fissure, gap, crack, flaw, elevation, design, outline, schism, breach

rit. abr

Rit. abr

Ritenkomplex m

complex of rites

Ritter m (-)

knight; cavalier; der Tempelritter - Templar; der Johanniterritter - Knight of St. John, Knight of Hospitaler

Ritterburg f (-en)

knight's castle

Rittergut n

manor; estate

Ritterkreuz n

Knight's Cross

ritterlich  

knightly; valiant; gallant

Ritterlichkeit f

gallantry, chivalry

Ritterorden m (-)

order of knighthood

Rittersaal m (-")

knight's hall; baronial hall

Ritterschaft f

knighthood; body of knights; chivalry

Ritterspiel n (-e)

tournament; joust

Rittertum n

knighthood; chivalry

Ritual m (-e,-lien)

ritual; ritual book

ritual  

ritual

Ritualgesetz n (-e)

ritual law

Ritualismus m

ritualism

Ritualist m (-en)

ritualist

Ritualmord m (-e)

ritual crime

rituell  

ritual(ly)

Ritus m (-ten)

rite

ritzen  

to incise

Ritzkeramik f

incised pottery

rivalisieren  

be rival

Rizinus m

gourd

RKZ abbr

Reformierte Kirchenzeitung. Reformierter Bund für Deutschland. Freiburg, Breisgau

RLA abbr

Reallexikon der Assyriologie. Erich Eberling, Bruno Meißner, eds. Berlin

RM abbr

Religionen der Menschheit. Stuttgart

RNT abbr

Regensburger Neues Testament. Alfred Wickenhauer, et al., eds. Regensburg

r.o. abr

Robe f (-n)

robe; gown

Rock m (-"e)

garment; robe; skirt (women); coat (men)

Rodung f

clearing land (for cultivation)

Roggen m

rye

roh

raw, crude(ly), rough(ly), gross, brutal(ly), callous

Roheisen n

pig iron

Rohmarmor m

unworked marble

Rohr m (-e)

reed, cane; tube; pipe; flue

Röhre f (-n)

pipe; tube

Rohrfeder f (-n)

reed pen; bamboo cane pen

Rohrstab m (-"e)

staff (made of reed)

Rokoko n

rococo

Rolle f (-n)

part, role; reel; roll; tube; scroll; eine R. spielen - act a part/role; be of import­ance/ significance; keine R. spielen - to be irrelevant; to play no part/role

rollen  

to roll; to wheel

Rollenbild n (-er)

roll painting (continuous painting in the form of a scroll which is rolled when viewed)

Rollsiegel n (-)

seal cylinder

Rollwerk n

scrollwork

rom. abr

röm. abr

Röm abr

Römer(brief) - Romans

Röm. abr

Römer(brief) - Romans

Rom  

Rome

röm.-kath. abr

roman. abr

Roman m (-e)

novel

Romane m (-n)

people speaking a Romance language (Romance languages)

Romanheld  m (-en)

 hero of a novel

Romanik f

Romanesque style, Romanesque period

romanisch  adj

Romanesque; romantic

romanisieren v.t.

to romanize

Romanismus m

Romanism

Romanist m (-en)

Romanist

Romanistik f

study of Romance languages and literatures, Romance philology

romanistisch  

concerning the study of Romance languages and literatures

Romanliteratur f

Roman literature; fiction literature

Romanliterature  f

 fiction

Romantik f

Romanticism, Romanic period

Romantiker m (-)

Romanticist

romantisch  adj

Romantic; r. Ironie - romantic irony

Romantizismus m

Romanticism

Romanze f (-n)

romance

Römer m (-)

Roman; Art: roemer; glass with broad green stem

Römerbrief m

the Epistle or Letter of Paul to the Romans

römerfreundlich  

favorable to the Romans

Römerin f (-nen)

Roman (woman or girl)

Römerreich n

empire of the Romans

Römertum n

ancient Rome; the Romans; the Roman world

Römerzeit f

Roman times

Romfahrer m (-)

pilgrim to Rome; traveler to Rome

römisch adj

Roman; r. Recht - Roman law; r. Rechtsdenken - Roman jurisprudence

römisch-katholisch

Roman Catholic

Römische Kirche f

Roman Catholic Church; Church of Rom; Apostolic See

römisch katholisch adj

Roman Catholic

Rondo n (-s)

rondo

Rondoform f

rondo form, episodical form

rosa  

pink; rose

Rose f (-n)

rose; rose window

Rosenfenster n (-)

rose window, wheel window

Rosenkranz m (-"e)

rose garland; rose wreath; Litur: rosary; den R. beten - to say the rosary

Rosenkranzbild n (-er)

(depiction of) Virgin of the Rose-Canyon; Madonna of the Rosary

Rosenkranzmadonna f (-nen)

(depiction of) Virgin of the Rose-Crown, Madonna of the Rosary

Rosenkreutzer m (-) 

 Rosicrucian

Rosenkreuzer m (-)

Rosicrucian

Rosenkreuzerbewegung  f

 Rosicrucianism

Rosenmontag m

Shrove Monday

Rosensonntag m

Shrove Sunday; Hist: laetare Sunday

Rosenstock m (-"e)

rosebush

Rosette f (-n)

rose; rosette, rosetta

Rosette-Stein m

Rosetta Stone

Rosine f (-n)

raisin

Rosinenkuchen m (-)

raisin cake

Rost m

rust, blight, mildew or smut (on corn)

rösten  

to roast, grill, to broil, to toast

rostig  

rusty

Roß n (-(ss)e, -"er)

steed, charger; horse

rot

red

röten  

to redden; to flush; to color something red; to become red

Roterde f

red soil; lateritic soil

Rotes Meer n

Red Sea

rotfigurig  

red-figured

Rotlehm m

Archaeol: laterite

rötlich  

reddish

Rotte f (-n)

file (military); band, gang, horde, rabble

rotten  

to gang up, band together, to father together, to assemble

Rotunde f (-n)

rotunda

Routine f

routine, skill;practice; experience

RPR abbr

Review of Philosophy and Religion. Allahabad

RQ abbr

Römische Quartalschrift für christliche Altertumskunde und für Kirchengeschichte. Feiburg, Breisgau

RQS abbr

Religiöse Quellenschriften. Düsseldorf

RRelRes abbr

Review of Religious Research. New York

Rschr. abr

RSO abbr

Revista Degli Studi Orientali.

RSR abbr

Recherches de Science Religieuse. Paris

Rt abr

Ruth, Rut - Ruth

RT abbr

Rabbinische Texte. Stuttgart

RTA abbr

Religious and Theological Abstracts. Youngstown, Ohio

RTP abbr

  Review of Theology and Philosophy. Edinburgh

RTR abbr

Reformed Theological Review. Melbourne

r.u. abr

Ruben m

Reuben

Rubin m (-e)

ruby

Rubrik f (-en)

rubric

rubrizieren  

to rubricate

ruchbar  

notorious; known; public

ruchlos  

infamous, wicked, impious, vicious, malicious; without smell

Ruchlosigkeit f (-en)

infamy; wickedness

Rückansicht f (-en)

back view

Rückbeziehung f (-en)

reference back

Rückbezug m (-"e)

reference

rückbezüglich  

reflexive; rückbezügliches Fürwort - reflexive pronoun; rückbezügliche Zeitform - reflexive verb

Rückblende f

flash-back

Rückblick m (-e)

retrospect(ive view or glance); look back; review; survey

Rücken m (-)

back; rear; ridge

Rückfall m (-"e)

relapse; regress; retrogression; return

Rückfrage f (-n)

counter-questioning

Rückführung f (-en)

retransition; bridge

rückgängig  

downward, declining; retrograde

Rückgriff m

recourse; resort

Rückhalt m

support

rückhaltlos  

open

Rückhaltlosigkeit f

laying aside reserve

Rückkehr f

return; arrival home

Rücklauf m (-"e)

rewind; reverse

rückläufig  

backward; reverse

rücklings  

backward(s), from behind, from the back

Rücks. abr

Rückschau f

looking back; review

Rückseite f (-n)

back side; Archaeol: back (of pot)

Rücksicht f

consideration (auf - for), regard; R. nehmen auf - to consider; to respect, have regard for; ohne R. auf - with no con­sideration for

rücksichtslos  

inconsiderate; regardless; ruthlessly

Rücksichtslosigkeit f (-en)

ruthlessness

rücksichtsvoll  

considerate

rückständig  

backward; in arrears

rückübersetzen  

to translate back

Rückübersetzung f (-en)

retranslation

Rückverweisung f (-en)

(back) reference

rückwärts  

backward(s); at the back or rear

Rückwärtsentwicklung  f

 regressions; reverse or backward development

Rückweg m

way back, return

Rückwendung f

return to te past

Rückwirkung  f 

 repercussion; retroaction; reaction, feedback; retroactive effect, retrospectiveness 

Rückzug  m 

 retreat; withdrawal; return; ritirement

Ruder n (-)

rudder; oar; helm

Ruderer m (-)

rower, oarsman

rudern  

to row

Rudiment n (-e)

fragment; remains

Ruf m (-e)

call (an - to); shout; cry; exclama­tion; reputation; calling; fame; name, reputation

rufen vi

to call; to shout (out); to cry (out); to exclaim

Ruffall m

vocative case

Rüge f (-n)

rebuke; reprimand

Ruhe f

rest; peace; tranquility; silence; quiet, calm; sleep

Ruhebett n (-en)

couch, sofa

ruhelos  

restless(ly)

Ruhelosigkeit f

restlessness

ruhen

to rest; to stand still; to be idle; to pause; to sleep

Ruheplatz m (-"e)

place of rest, resting place

Ruhepunkt m (-e)

pause

Ruhestatt f (-"en)

bed, resting place

Ruhestätte f (-)

bed, resting place

Ruhetag m (-e)

day of rest

ruhig adj, adv

calm; silent, still; quiet; at rest; peaceful; serene; composed; unhesitatingly; safely

Ruhm m

praise; glory, honor; fame; reputation

rühmen

to praise, extol; to celebrate; to glorify; to eulogize; to boast (of); to brag (about)

Ruhmestat f (-en)

(glorious) deed

ruhmredig  

vainglorious, boastful

Ruhmsucht f

thirst for glory or fame; selfish ambition

ruhmvoll  

glorious

Ruhr