s. abbr

siehe - see, vide

S abbr

Lat: Scriptores  Heilige Schriften - secret writings

s.a. abbr

siehe auch - see also

Sa(d)dhu  m

 sa(d)u, holy man

Saal m

hall; large room; assembly room

saalartig adj

hall-like

Saalkirche f (-n)

one-aisled church

Saat f (-en)

sowing, seed(ing); seed(s); crop(s)

Saatsfeiertag m (-e)

national holiday

Saba n

Sheba

s.Abb. abr

Sabbat m (-e)

Sabbath; den Sabbat heiligen - to keep the Sabbath; den Sabbat entheiligen - to break the Sabbath

Sabbatag m (-e)

the Sabbath day

Sabbatarier m (-)

Sabbatarian

Sabbatfeier f

observance of the Sabbath

Sabbatjahr n

Sabbath year, sabbatical (year)

Sabbatruhe f

Sabbath rest

Sabbatschänder m (-)

Sabbath-breaker

Sabbatschändung f

breaking of the Sabbath, desecration or violation of the Sabbath, profanation of the Sabbath

Sabbatweg m

Sabbath day's walk

Sa.-Bl. abbr

sacerdos impeccabilis

Lat: sinless priest (Christ)

sacerdotium

Lat: the priestly office (or work)

Sach. abr

Sacharja, Zacharias - Zechariah

Sach abr

Sacharja, Zacharias - Zechariah

Sachargument  n (-e)

 factual argument, argument based on fact

Sacharja m

Zechariah

Sachb. abr

Sachbuch  n

 non-fiction title

Sachdarstellung  f (-en)

 statement of facts

Sache  f (-n)

object, thing, article; case; fact; matter, affair, business, concern; problem, question; event; point; task, job; cause; situation; issue; (pl) clothing, things, stuff; die S. selbst - the thing itself

Sachfrage  f (n)

 factual question or issu, question of fact

Sachgebiet  n (-e)

 subject area

Sachgehalt  m

 factual content

Sachgerechtigkeit  f

 appropriateness

Sachkenntnis  f (-sse)

 expert knowledge, expertise

Sachkompetenz  f

 expert knowledge, expertise

Sachkritik f

material criticism

Sachlage  f

circumstances; situation

sachlich  adj, adv

substantial; material, real; pertinent, to the point; objec­tive; functional, tech­nical, factual; rel­evant(ly); realistic(al­ly); prac­tical

Sachlichkeit f

objectivity, objectiveness; matter-of-fact(ness); reality; realism; relevance, pertinence; prosaism; functionality, practicality; die Neue S. - new realism or neo-realism, New Matter-of-Factness, New Objectivity

Sachverhalt  m (-e)

  facts (of a case); state of affairs; circum­stan­ces; situation; einfacher or atomarer S. - atomic fact (Wittgenstein)

Sachverständiger  m

 expert

Sachw. abr

Sachwissen  n

 factual knowledge

Sachzwang  m

 practical constraint, inherent necessity; den Sachzwängen unterliegen - to be constrained by circumstances

Sack m (-"e)

sack, bag, sac; pouch, purse

sacramentum

Lat: sacramentum; a holy rite; sacred action

Sadduzäer m

Sadducee

sadduzäisch adj

Sadducean

Sadduzäismus m

Sadduceeism

Sadismus  m

 sadism

Sadomasochismus  m

 sado-masochism

Saec. abbr

Saeculum. Jahrbuch für Universalgeschichte. München, u.a.

saeculum

Lat: age, era

Säemann m (-"er)

sower

säen  

to sow

Saft m (-"e)

sap; syrup; juice; fluid

saftig adj

juicy, luscious, succulent

Sage f (-n)

legend, myth; tradition; saga; rumor

Säge f (-n)

saw

sagen  vr

  to say; to tell; to speak; to de­clare; to mean, signify

Sagenweit  f

 realm of myth

Saison f (-en)

season

Saite f (-n)

string, chord, harp; blanke S. - plain string; leere S. - open string; mitschwingende S. - sympathetic, aliquot, offboard or drone string

Saitenspiel n

string music; lyre

säk. abr

Sakr. abr

sakral  adj

sacral, holy, sacred; ecclesiastical; s. Kunst - religious art

Sakralarchitektur f

sacred architecture

Sakralbau m (-ten)

sacred building or structure; ecclesiastical building

Sakralbaukunst f

church architecture, architecture of sacred buildings

Sakralgemeinschaft

Sakrament  n (-e)

sacrament; consecrated host

sakramental adj

sacramental

Sakramentalien  

sacramentals

Sakramentarianismus  m

 sacramentarianism

Sakramentarismus  m

 sacramentalism

Sakramentenstreit m (sg)

see Abendmahlsstreit - controversy about the Lord's Supper

Sakramentierer m (-)

sacramentarian

sakramentlich adj

sacradmental

Sakrifizium n (-fizien)

mass, sacrifice

Sakrileg  n

 sacrilege

Sakristan m (-e)

sacristan, sexton

Sakristei f (-en)

sacristy, vestry

Sakrmtr abr

sakrosankt  adj

sacrosanct

Sakrosanktheit f

sacrosanctity

säkular adj

secular

Säkularfeier f (-n)

centenary

Säkularisation f

secularization

säkularisieren  adj

to secularize

Säkularisierung  f

 secularization

Säkularismus m

secularism

Säkulum n (-la)

century, age, epoch

Sal. abbr

Salesianum. Torino

salamonisch adj

Solomonic, Solomonian

salamonisch adj

Solomonic, Solomonian

Salbe f (-n)

ointment, salve; (scented) oil

salben

to anoint; to apply ointment; to embalm

Salbenbereiter m (-)

perfumer

Salbgefäß n (-e)

unguentarium, ointment jar or vessel

Salböl n

consecrated oil, anointing oil

Salbung f (-en)

unction; anointing; (fig) unctuousness, unctuosity

Salm. abbr

Salmanticensis. Salamanca

Salomo m

Solomon

salomonisch  adj

 Solomonic, Solomonian; s. Urteil - Solomonic judgment or decision

saltus in concludendo  

 Lat: jumping to conclusions

salus aeterna

Lat: eternal salvation

salus extra ecclesiam non est

Lat: no salvation outside of the church

Salz n (-e)

salt

Salzäule f

pillar of salt

salzen  

to salt, pickle; to season

salzig adj

salt; briny

Salzmeer n

the Salt Sea

Salzwüste f

salt flat(s)

Sam abr

Samuel - Samuel; 1. Samuel - 1 Samuel; 2. Samuel - 2 Samuel

Sam. abr

Samuel - Samuel; 1. Samuel - 1 Samuel; 2. Samuel - 2 Samuel 

Sämann m (-"er)

sower

Samaria n

Samaria

Samarien n

Samaria

samarit. abr

Samaritaner m (-)

Samaritan; der barmherzige S. - the Good Samaritan

Samariter m (-)

Samaritan; der barmherzige S. - the good Samaritan

Samariterdienst m

Samaritanism

Same m (-n)

seed, grain; sperm, semen; (fig) germ, source, descendants

Sammeldruck m (-e)

(printed) collection

Sammelhandschrift f (-en)

manuscript collection

sammeln  

  to collect, gather; to compile; to accu­mulate, amass; to gather, assemble; to concentrate (power, etc)

Sammelwerk n (-e)

anthology; collective work; miscellany

Samml. abr

Sammlung  f (-en)

collection; accumulation; anthology; compo­sure; concentra­tion     

Samsara  n

Sanskrit: samsara, samsära, sansara (passing through, continous flow of the repeated cycle of birth, life, and death - reincarnation, the flow into itself), (the) wheel of life; passing through

Samsära  n

 see Samsara

Samstag m (-e)

Saturday

samt adv, prep

with, together with, along with

sämtl. abr

sämtlich  adj, adv

  entire; complete; whole; all

Samuel m

Samuel

Sanctus Spiritus m

Lat: Holy Spirit

Sand m

sand; grit

Sandale f (-n)

sandal

Sandbank f (-"e)

sandbank, sandbar, sands

Sandkorn n (-"er)

grain of sand, sand, dust

Sandstein m

sandstone

sanft  adj, adv

  soft; tender, mild; delicate; meek; sweet, quiet; gentle; peaceful(ly); gently; peacefully

Sänfte f (-n)

sedan chair

Sanftheit f

softness, gentleness, mildness, tenderness, meekness

Sanftmut f

gentleness, mildness; meekness; humility; good temper

sanftmütig adj

gentle, mild, meek; selig sind dei Sanftmütigen - blessed are the meek

Sänger m (-)

singer; vocalist

Sängerbund m (-"e)

choral society

Sängerfest n (-"e)

choral festival, singing festival

Sängerin f (-e)

singer, vocalist

sanglich  

vocal

Sangsara  n

 see Samsara

sang- und klanglos  adv

(fig) without great ado, unceremoniously, unhonored

Sanherib m

Sennacherib

Sanitätsware f

white earthenware

Sanktion  f (-en)

sanction 

Sanktionsbedingung  f (-en)

 condition of sanction

sanktionserzwungen  adj

 enforced by sanction

Sanktuarium n (-rien)

sanctuary (place where relics are kept)

Sanktus n

Sanctus

Sansara  n

 see Samsara

sanskr. abr

Sanskrit n

Sanskrit

SANT abbr

Studien zum Alten und Neuen Testament. München

SAO abbr

Studia et Acta Orientalia. Bukarest

SAOC abbr

Studies in Ancient Oriental Civilizations. Chicago

Saphir m (-er)

sapphire

SAQ abbr

Sammlung auserwählter Kirchen- und dogmengeschichtlicher Quellenschriften. Tübingen

Sara f

Sarah

Sarg m (-"e)

coffin

Sark. abr

Sarkasmus m (-kasmen)

sarcasm

Sarkophag m (-e)

sarcophagus

Sarkophagdeckel m (-)

sarcophagus lid

s.a.S. abr

SAT abbr

Schriften des Alten Testaments in Auswahl. Göttingen

Satan  m (-e)

  Satan, devil; fiend

Satanas  m (-nasse)

see Satan - Satan, devil  

satanisch  adj

  satanic, di­abolic, devilish; fiendish; infernal

Satanismus m

satanism

Satori  n

 satori, sudden enlightenment

satt adj

satisfied, full; satiated, saturated; dark, intensive, rich (of color)

Sattel m (-")

saddle

Satteldach n (-"er)

saddleback roof

sättigen  

to fill; to satisfy; to appease, satiate; to saturate; (refl) to satisfy one's hunger

Satz  m (-"e)

sentence; phrase; clause; theme; statement, proposi­tion; thesis; tenet; axiom, maxim; leap, jump; allgemeiner S. - general sentence, universal proposition or statement; general theorem; allgemeingültiger S. - universally valid statement; S. vom Widerspruch - law or principle of contradiction

Satzakzent  m

 sentence accent or stress

Satzanalyse  f

 sentence analysis

Satzanordnung  f (-en)

 sentence arrangement; typographical arrangement

Satzaussage  f

 predicate, predication; assertion; sentential utterance

Satzbau  m

 construction or formation of a sentence, sentence formation or structure

Satzbedeutung  f

 sentence or sentenial meaning of a sentence

Satzbett  n

 Print: type bed

Satzbild  n

 Print: setting

Satzform  f

 form of sentence or statement

Satzfunktion  f

 propositional or sentential function

Satzgefüge  n

 sentence structure; complex sentence

Satzgegenstand  m

 subject

Satzglied  n (-er)

 member or part of a sentence

-sätzig  

sufix - movement , in ... movements

Satzinhalt  m

 sentence content; proposition, propositional content

Satzkonstruktion  f (-en)

 composition or contruction of a sentence

Satzkunst f

art of composition

Satzlehre f

composition

Satzlogik  f

 sentence logic, sentential or propositional logic

Satzmodus  m

 sentence mode

Satzoperator  m

 sentence, sentenial, or proposition operator

Satzpartikel f, n (-n)

sentence-modifier

Satzplan  m

 sentence pattern

Satzradikal  n

 sentence radical

Satzreihe  f (-en)

 compound sentence

Satzschema  n

 propositional scheme or schema

Satzspiegel m (-)

printed portion of a page

Satztechnik f (-en)

Mus: writing, style

satztechnisch  adj

stylistic; compositional; textural

Satzteil  m (-e)

 clause; part of a sentence

Satzung f

statute, charter; law; fixed rule; ordinance; precept; dogma

satzungswidrig  adj

 unconstitutional

Satzvariable  f

 sentence variable, sentential or propositional variable

Satzverknüpfung  f

 sentential or propositional combination

Satzwahrheit  f

 truth of a sentence, statement, or proposition

Satzzeichen  n

 punctuation mark; propositional sign

Sau f (-"e)

sow

säuberlich adj

clean; careful; cautious, wary

Säuberung f (-en)

cleansing

saufen  

to guzzle (humans) (alcohol); to drink (of animals)

Saufen n

drinking

Säugamme f (-n)

wet-nurse

saugen  

to suck; to absorb

Säugling f (-e)

infant, suckling

Säulchen n (-)

colonnette, small column

Säule f (-n)

column

Säulenbasilika f (-ken)

basilica whose nave walls are supported only by columns

Säuleneingang m (-"e)

columned entrance

Säulenenreihe f (-n)

row of columns

Säulenfassade f (-n)

columned facade

Säulenfigur f (-en)

column figure or statue

Säulenfuß m (-"e)

column base, plinth

Säulenheilige m

stylite, pillarist, pillar saint

Säulenheiliger  m

 stylite, pillarist, pillar saint

Säulenhof  m (-"e)

 colonnaded court

Säulenordnung f (-en)

column order, columniation

Säulenpfeilerbasilika f (-ken)

basilica with both columns and pillars as supports

Säulenportal n (-e)

columned portal

Säulenreihe  f (-n)

 row of columns

Säulensaal m (-säle)

columned hall, hypostyle hall

Säulentempel  m (-)

 peristylar temple, render-S. - monopteron, monopteros

Säulenvorbau  m

 portico

Saum m (-"er)

hem; seam; border, edge, margin; selvage

säumen  

to delay, put off; to linger, tarry; to defer, to hesitate

Säumen n

delay; tarrying

sausen  

to bluster, blow hard, howl (as wind), whistle; to rush, dash

s.b. abr

Sb. abr

SB abbr

Sammelbuch griechischer Urkunden aus Ägypten. F. Preisigke, ed. Berlin

SB(F) abbr

Sacra Bibbia. Firenze

SB(T) abbr

Sacra Bibbia. Torino

SBAB abbr

Stuttgarter biblische Aufsatzbände. Norber Lohnfink, et al., eds. Stuttgart

SBB abbr

Stuttgarter biblische Beiträge. Stuttgart

Sbd. abr

SBh abbr

Stuttgarter Bibelhefte. Stuttgart

SBKAB abbr

Studien und Berichte der katholischen Akademie in Bayern. München

SBl. abr

SBM abbr

Stuttgarter biblische Monographien. Stuttgart

SBONT abbr

Sacred Books of the Old and New Testaments. Paul Haupt, ed. London

SBOT abbr

Sacred Books of the Old Testament. Paul Haupt, ed. London

SBS abbr

Stuttgarter Bibelstudien. Stuttgart

Sbst. abr

SBT abbr

Studies in Biblical Theology. London

scandalum

Lat: a stumbling block

Scapulier n

scapular

ScC abbr

Scuola Cattolica. Milano

SCCath abbr

Science Catholique. Paris

ScEs abbr

Science et Espirit. Bruges

SCFP abbr

Studies in Christian Faith and Practice. London

Schabeisen n (-)

burnisher, scraper

schaben  

to scrape,  grate, scratch; to rub; to shave

Schabhandschrift f (-en)

palimpsest

Schablone f (-n)

stencil, pattern, template

Schablonendenken  n

 stereotyped or stereotypical thinking

Schachbrett n (-er)

chequer

Schachbrettmuster m (-)

chequered or checkered pattern

Schächer m (-)

thief, robber

Schächerkreuz m (-e)

Y-shaped cross

Schacht m (-"e)

shaft; funnel water shaft

Schädel m (-)

skull; head

Schädelstätte f

Golgotha, Calvary

Schaden  m (-")

damage; harm; injury     

schaden  

to harm, hurt, injure, damage; to prejudice

Schadenfreude f

malicious pleasure, gloating

Schadensausmaß  n

 extent of damage(s)

schädigen  

to harm, damage, injure, to impair, to mar, to endanger

Schädling m (-e)

pest, parasite; noxious person

Schaf  n (-e)

sheep     

Schäfer m (-)

shepherd

schaffen  vi

to create; to work, do, make; to accom­plish; to supply

Schaffen n

production; establishing; creation

Schaffensdrang  m

 creative urge

Schaffensprozeß  m

 creative process

Schafherde f (-n)

flock of sheep, fold

Schafhürde f (-n)

sheep-pen or fold

Schäflein n (-)

little (ewe) lamb, little sheep

Schafmutter f (-")

ewe

Schafott n (-e)

scaffold

Schafschur f

sheep-shearing

Schafstall m (-"e)

sheepfold

Schaft m (-"e)

shaft, staff; leg (of a high boot); shank, body (of a column); handle

Schaftor n

the Sheep Gate

Schale f (-n)

bowl; saucer; vessel; basin; cup; dish; peel, skin; bark; crust; shell

Schalk m (-e)

scoundrel, scamp, rogue; knave; wag, joker

schalkhaft  

roguishly

Schalkheit f

roguishness, wittiness; mischief, roguery, villainy

Schalksknecht m (-e)

unfaithful servant, knave

Schall m (-e)

sound; ring; resonance; noise

schallen  

to sound; to sound; to ring; to peal

schallend  pr p, adj

resounding; ringing; resonant

Schallspektrum n

spectrum of sound

Schalltechnik f

acoustics, sound engineering

Schalmei f (-n)

shawn; chanter; chalumeau

Scham f

shame; bashfulness; modesty; chastity; private or privy parts; nakedness

Schamanismus m

Schamanism

schämen  

(v. refl.) to be ashamed (about oneself or about - über something or someone else)    

schamhaft adj

shy, modest, bashful, blushing; prim, prudish; chaste; coy

Schamhaftigkeit f

bashfulness; modesty; chasteness

schamlos adj

devoid of shame, shameless

Schamlosigkeit f

shamelessness

Schamotte f

fire-clay, chamotte, grog

schamrot adj

blushing (with shame), covered with shame

schandbar adj

infamous, disgraceful, abominable

Schande f (-n)

shame, disgrace, dishonor; infamy; ignominy; sin

schänden  

to deface; to violate; to rape; to ravish; to profane, defame; desecrate; to revile

Schandfleck m

disgrace; stain, blemish; blot; eyesore

schändlich adj

shameful, disgraceful; dishonorable; scandalous; abominable, vile, base

Schandtat f

shameful or abominable deed; disgraceful thing, folly; abomination

Schändung f (-en)

desecration; disfiguring, spoiling; profanation; violation, rape

Schanze f (-n)

bulwark

Schanzwerk n

fortifications; bulwark

Schar f (-en)

troop, band, platoon, herd, flock, host, multitude, crowd

scharf  adj, adv

sharp(ly); keen(ly); harsh; cutting; clear(ly), distinct (separation); precise; biting; bitter; severe, fierce     

Schärfe  f (-n)

sharpness, keenness; severity, harshness, fierceness; strictness; toughness; strength; acuteness; ferocity

schärfen  

to become keen, to sharpen; to grind, to edge, to whet; to strengthen, improve

Scharfsinn  m

 mental acuteness, acuteness of mind, acumen

scharfsinnig adj

sharp-witted, keen-witted; shrewd; acute

Scharia  f

 Sharia

Scharlach m (-e)

scarlet

scharlachfarben adj

scarlet (red)

scharlachrot adj

scarlet (red)

Schatten  m (-)

shadow; shade; phantom, ghost, spirit; Myth: das Reich der  Sch. - the realm of the shades    

Schattenreich  n

 Hades

Schatz m (-"e)

treasure; wealth; store(house); natural resources; sweetheart, love

schätzen  

to appreciate, treasure, value; to appraise, estimate, assess; to esteem, respect; to consider (to be)

Schatzhaus n

treasury, treasure house, storehouse; Hiskia zeigte ihnen das S. - Hezekiah showed them all the house of his precious things

Schatzkammer f (-n)

treasury

Schatzmeister m (-)

treasurer; chancellor

Schätzung f

estimation, estimate; judgment; valuation, evaluation, assessment; tax, taxation

Schau  f (-en)

vision; view; show; sight; review; display, exhibition; inspection; innere S. - inner vision; religiöse S. - religious vision   

schaubar  adj

 visible, seeable; perceptible; intuited; beholdable; s. Symbole - intuited symbols

Schaubrot n (-e)

showbread, bread of the presence

Schaubühne f (-n)

stage

schaudern  

to shudder, shiver

schauen  vr

  to see, behold, view; to look (at); to observe; to watch

Schauer  f (-n), m(-) (f)

 shower; shiver; shudder: (m) seer

Schaufel f (-n)

shovel; bucket; scoop

Schaum m (-"e)

lather; foam; scum

Schauplatz m (-"e)

setting; scene (of action); locale

Schauprozeß  m (-sse)

 show trial

Schauspiel n (-e)

play; drama; spectacle; scene; sight

Schauspieler m (-)

actor

Schauspielerin f (-nnen)

actress

schauspielerisch  adj

theatrical; stagy; histrionic

schauspielern

to act, to play-act

scheel adj

evil; envious; cross-eyed, squinting

Scheffel m (-)

bushel

Scheibe f (-n)

slice; pane; disc

Scheibenkopf m (-"e)

wheel-head

Scheibenkreuz n (-e)

crucifix with disc-shape backing

Scheide f (-n)

boundary, border, limit, divide, case, sheath

Scheidebrief m

farewell letter; bill of divorce

scheiden  vi

  to separate, part, divide; to depart, leave, take leave of one another; to divorce; to refine; to clarify; to sift, sort

Schein  m (-e)

  shine; light; splendor, brilliance, gleam, luster; appearance; glory, halo; reflection; pretext, pretense; illusion, delusion; document; bank note; bill; ästhetischer S. - aesthetic appearance; dialektischer S. - dialectic appearance or illusion (Kant)

Scheinargument  n (-e)

 pseudo-argument, specious or spurious argument

Scheinausguss m (-"e)

false spout

scheinbar adj, adv

apparent(ly), seeming(ly), ficticious(ly), false(ly); pretended, make-believe

Scheinbegriff  m

 pseudo-concept

Scheinbeweis  m (-e)

 pseudo-proof, pseudo-argument, sophism

Scheinbild n (-er)

illusion

Scheinchrist m (-en)

lip-Christian, pseudo-Christian, pretend Christian

Scheindemokratie  f

 pseudo-democracy

Scheindialog  m (-e)

 mock dialog(ue)

Scheinfrage  f (-en)

 pseudo-question

Scheingrund m

apparent or fictitious reason, pretext, pretense

Scheinhals m (-"e)

Arch: false neck

scheinheilig adj

hypocritical; sanctimonious, canting; false; playing innocent

Scheinheilige m (-n)

hypocrite; sanctimonious or canting person; insincere or two-face person

Scheinheiligkeit  f

 hypocrisy

Scheinherrschaft  f

 Print: form; mock rule

Scheinmotiv  n (-e)

 pseudo-motive

Scheinobjekt  n

 virtual object

Scheinphilosophie  f

 pseudo-philosophy

Scheinproblem  n (-e)

 pseudo-problem

Scheinsatz  m 

 pseudo-proposition

Scheintür f (-en)

dummy door, false door

Schein und Sein  m,n

 appearance and reality

Scheinwelt  f (-en)

 world of appearance(s) ; virtual reality

Scheinwissen  n

 pseudo-knowledge

Scheinwissenschaft  f

 pseudo-science

Scheitel m (-)

vertex, apex; summit; parting (of the hair), top (of the head)

Scheiterhaufen m (-)

stake, fagot; (funeral) pyre

scheitern  

to fail; to be wrecked, be frustrated, last; to break down

Schelle f (-n)

cymbal, (little) bell

schelmisch  

roguishly

schelten  

to reproach, scold, chide

Scheltwort n

invective

schem. abr

Schema  n (-ta)

  scheme; pattern, model; diagram; plan; schema

Schema der Größe  n

 schema of quantity

schematisch  adj

 schematic hypotyposis

schematisieren  vr

 to schematize

Schematismus  m

schematism

Schemel m (-)

(foot)stool

Schemen m (-)

shadow, delusion; phantom or fantom, apparition, ghost

Schenk m (-en)

cupbearer

Schenke m (-en)

cupbearer

Schenkel m (-)

thigh, femur; side (of angles)

schenken  

to give; to present; to grant, bestow; to pour out; to forgive     

Schenkung f (-en)

donation; gift; bestowed

Scheol  f

 Heb: Sheol; shadowy place of the dead

Scherbe m (-n)

sherd, potsherd; fragment (of earthenware, glass, etc); Archaeol: zerpulverter Sch. - grog or ground potsherds

scheren  

to shear, clip, cut, trim, shave; to go away, clear off

Scherer m (-)

shearer

Scherflein n (-)

mite (contribution); (fig) sein Sch. beitragen - contribute or give (one's) mite or two cents' worth

Scherge m (-n)

beadle, constable, executor

Schermesser n (-)

shearing knife

Scherz m (-e)

jest, joke; fun

Scherzeit f

shearing time

scherzen vi

to jest, joke; to have fun (with); to make fun (of)

scheu adj

shy, timid, bashful

scheuen  

to fear, dread; to shun, avoid, shrink from; to be afraid (vor - of), to hesitate (vor - at); to be shy; to be frightened, to take fright

Scheuklappendenken  n

 blinkered thinking or thought

Scheune f (-n)

barn; granary; hayloft; shed

Scheusal n (-e)

horrible creature, monster

scheußlich adj, adv

repulsive, detestable; hideous, monstrous; heinous, horrifying, abominable; horribly, awfully; ghastly

Schicht f (-en)

level; layer; stratum; course; class, rank (society, etc)

Schickalsgefährte m (-n)

fellow sufferer; companion in misfortune

schicken  

to send; to remit; (v. refl.) to be proper; to be resigned     

Schicklichkeit  f

 decency, decorum, propriacy

Schicksal  n (-e)

fate, destiny, lot; fortune     

schicksalhaft adj

fatal, fateful

Schicksalschlag m (-"e)

stroke of fate

schicksalsergeben adj

resigned to one's fate

Schicksalsfrage f

fateful or fatal question

Schicksalsfügung f

act or stroke of providence

Schicksalsgemeinschaft f

community of fate

Schicksalsglaube m

fatalism

Schicksalsgläubigkeit  f

 fatalism

Schicksalsprüfung f

trial of fate

Schicksalsstunde f

fateful hour

Schicksalstragödie f (-n)

tragedy of fate

schicksalsverbunden adj

united by a common fate

Schicksalsweg m

road of destiny

Schickung f

providence, fate, dispensation; Gottes S. - divine ordinance, the finger of God

Schickung des Seyns  f

 destining of Beyng (Heidegger)

schieben vi

to push, shove; to cheat

Schiedsgericht  n

 arbitration court

schief adj, adv

oblique(ly); crooked; slanting, inclined; false, wrong, bad, distorted; awry

schiefen Ebene, Argument der  n

 slippery slope argument, wedge argument

schier adv

almost, nearly, barely, simply

schießen vi

to shoot (as stars); to dart; to spring up, burst (forth); to shoot, fire; to blast

Schiff n (-e)

ship, vessel; nave (of a church); shuttle (weaving); S. desTheseus - (the) Ship of Theseus

Schiffahrt f

voyage; shipping; navigation

Schiffbruch m (-"e)

shipwreck

Schiffchen n (-)

small boat or ship; incense boat; weaving shuttle

schiffen  

to ship (goods, etc.); to navigate; to sail (on), to go by water

Schiffsherr m (-en)

ship owner, the owner of the ship

Schiffsleute f

(pl) crew; sailors

Schiffsmetapher  f

 Neurath's boat

Schiismus m

Shiism

Schiit m (-en)

Shiite

schiitisch adj

Shiitic

Schikane  f (-n)

 chicane(ry), spite; contentious herasmus; deliberate annoyance of spite

Schild n (-er)

(round) shield; coat of arms; shell; rondelle

schildern  

to describe, delineate, depict, portray; to sketch; to outline    

Schildträger m (-)

shield bearer

Schildwacht f

sentry

Schilf n (-e)

reeds, rush, sedge

Schilfmeer n

bibl: Red Sea, Sea of Reeds, Mod Grm: Rote Meer

Schilfrohrfeder f (-n)

reed pen

Schimäre  f (-n)

chimere; fancy, illusion; chimera

schimmern  

to shimmer, to glimmer, gleam, glow; to sparkle, glisten

Schimpf m

shameful treatment; insult; affront; outrage; disgrace

Schimpferei f (-n)

rant

schimpflich adj

disgraceful, shameful; insulting; abusive

schinden vi

to skin; to flay; to exploit; (refl) to work oneself to death; to drudge, slave

Schinder m (-)

slave driver; oppressor

Schinderei f

drudgery; oppression; extortion; ill treatment; grind

Schirm m (-e)

shelter, protective cover; protection; hiding place; umbrella; screen

schirmen  

to protect (from), shield (from); to guard (against)

Schisma n (-men)

schism

schismatisch adj

schismatic

Schlacht f (-en)

battle, engagement, fight

Schlachtbank f

slaughter

schlachten  

to slaughter, immolate (a sacrifice); to butcher; to kill, slay; to massacre, butcher

Schlachtenlenker m

God of hosts

Schlachtgesang m (-"e)

battle or war song

Schlachtgeschrei n

war cry

Schlachtopfer n (-)

sacrifice; burnt offering; victim

Schlachtordnung f

battle order, battle array

Schlachtschaf n (-e)

sheep, sheep to be slaughtered

Schlachttag m

day of battle; slaughter day

Schlachtung f (-en)

slaughter

Schlacke f (-n)

slag, cinder

Schlaf m

sleep, slumber

Schläfe f (-n)

temple; forehead

schlafen vi

to sleep; to be asleep, slumber, to rest, to repose; to be or lie dormant

schlaff adj, adv

slack , limp(ly); tired; lax, loose; dull; ein schlaffer Bogen - a faulty bow, a deceitful bow

Schlafkammer f (-n)

Hist: (small) bedroom, bed chamber

Schlafmatte f (-n)

mat

schläfrig adj

sleepy, drowsy; (fig) slow, indolent

Schlag m (-"e)

hit; beat; stroke; blow; sound-bow; click, tick; ictus, accent

schlagen vi

to defeat, beat; to strike, hit, clap; to toll (a bell)

Schlagwort  n (-"er)

 slogan, catchphrase

Schlamm m

mud; slime; mire; sludge; silt

schlämmen  

to levigate, wash; to whitewash; to dredge, clear of mud, scour; to slime, buddle

Schlange f (-n)

snake, serpent

Schlangenanbeter m (-)

snake-worshipper

Schlangenanbetung f

snake-worship

Schlangenbeschwörer m (-)

snake charmer

Schlangenbrut f

brood of snakes or vipers; generation of vipers

Schlangengift n

venom

Schlangenkult m (-e)

snake cult

Schlaraffenland  n

 land of plenty; land of milk and honey

Schlauch m (-"e)

leather bottle or skin, wineskins; tube, pipe, hose

Schlauheit f

cleverness, sharpness, shrewdness, slickness, cunning, cunningness, cuteness, craftiness

schlecht adj

  bad; evil; vicious, wicked; mean, low; inferior; poor; immer schlechter (comp) - from bad to worse, getting or becoming worse

schlechthin adv

plainly, simply, quite, absolutely, merely; in general; as such; downright; per se     

schlechthinnig  adv

 simple, utter (Hegel)

Schlechtigkeit vi

to crawl; to creep; to sneak; to steal, prowl

Schleier m (-)

veil; screen; film, haze

schleifen vi

to raze, to demolish or dismantle (a fortress); to slide; to glide; to skid; to slip along; to drag, trail; Mus: slur

Schleifen n

dismantlement, razing

Schlemmer m (-)

gourmet, glutton

schlenkern  

to dangle; to shamble (in walking); to dangle, swing, to shake off, to jerk, to sling, to fling

schleppend pr p, adj

dragging

Schleuder f (-n)

sling; catapult

Schleuderer m (-)

slinger, man armed with a sling

schleudern  

to toss, sling, fling, hurl

Schleuderstein m (-e)

slingstone

schleunigst adv

immediately, instantly

schlicht adj

  plain, simple; modest; homely; smooth; straightforward

schlichten  

to arrange; to stack; to order; to settle (something)

Schlichtheit  f

 plainness, modesty

schließen  vi

  to shut, close; to conclude; to lock; to infer; auf etwas sch. - to infer something

schließlich  

finally, at last; in the end, eventually; in conclu­sion; final; defini­tive; after all     

schlimm  adj, adv

bad(ly), very bad, dreadful; evil, wicked; sad; serious; severe   

Schlinge f (-n)

sling; loop; mesh; trap

schlingen  

to tie; to wind, twist, or entwine (around something)

Schlingenhenkel m (-)

loop handle; wagerechter S. - horizontal loop handle

Schloß n (-"sser, -"er)

castle; palace; lock (of doors, etc.); bolt; clasp; snap (of bracelets, etc.)

Schloße f (-n)

hail, hailstone

Schloßkapelle f (-n)

palace chapel

Schloßkirche f (-n)

palace church

Schlucht f (-en)

ravine; gorge; abyss, chasm; mountain cleft

Schlummerlied n (-er)

lullaby, slumber song

schlummern  

to slumber; to sleep; to dozed, nap; to lie dormant

Schlund m (-"e)

pharynx, throat; gullet, gorge, gulf, crater; abyss, chasm

schlüpfrig adj

slippery, lewd

Schlüssel m (-)

key; code; ratio; Mus: clef

Schlüsselbegriff  m (-e)

 key term or concept

Schlüsselerlebnis  n

 crucial experience

Schlüsselfrage  f

 crucial question; core or key question

Schlüsselstellung  f (-en)

 key position

Schlüsselwerk  n (-e)

 key work

Schlüsselwort  n (-"er)

 keyword

schlüssig  adj

 logical; s. Beweis - conclusive proof , evidence or argument

Schlüssigkeit  f

 conclusiveness

schlußfolgern  vr

 to conclude, to infer, to reason, to argue

schlußfolgernd  prp, adj

 infering, inferential; concluding

Schlußfolgerung  f (-en)

  conclusion, deduction, inference; (line of) reasoning, argument, argumenta­tion

Schlußkadenz f

final cadence

Schlußregel  f

 rule of inference

Schlußsatz m (-"e)

conclusion; finale, last movement, finale movement; final proposition

Schlußstein m (-e)

(vault) boss; (arch) keystone

Schlußtonart f

final key

Schlußwirkung f

effect of finality

Schmach f

shame, disgrace; insult, outrage; offense; humiliation

schmähen  

to despise; to abuse; to belittle; to insult; to slander

schmählich adj, adv

shameful(ly), disgraceful(ly); humiliating; miserable; wretched

Schmähschrift f (-en)

libel(lous) pamphlet; lampoon

Schmähung f (-en)

abuse; invective; slander, defamation

schmal adj

narrow, thin, slim, slender, poor, meager

Schmalz n

(something of an over-sweet, sentimental or cheap character)

schmalzig  

sentimental; mawkish, maudlin, sloppy, corny

Schmarotzertum  n

 parasitism

schmecken  

to taste; to try or sample by tasting; (fig) to experience

schmeicheln  

to flatter; to compliment, fawn upon

schmeichelnd adv

coaxingly

Schmeichelwort n (-e)

flattering word or speech

Schmeizpunkt m

melting point

schmelzen vi

to melt; to smelt, fuse; to diminish; to melt away; to soften (of heart)

Schmer n

fat, grease, suet

schmerzen  

  to grieve; to hurt; to afflict; to (cause) pain

Schmerzensmann m

Man of Sorrows (Christ)

Schmerzensmutter f

mater dolorosa; Mother of Sorrows, Our Lady of Sorrows

schmerzlich  

painful; grievous; sad     

schmerzlos  adj

 painless

Schmerzlosigkeit  f

 painlessness

Schmerzschwelle f

threshold of pain

Schmerzvermeldung  f

 avoidance of pain

Schmetterling m (-e)

butterfly

schmettern  

to blare forth

Schmied m (-e)

(black)smith

schmieden  

to forge; to devise, to hatch; to plot

schmieren  

to grease; to oil; to smear; to spread; to tip heavily; to scribble, bribe, scrawl

schminken  

to paint one's face, to make up, to use makeup

Schminkgefäss n (-e)

cosmetic vessel

Schminktopf m (-"e)

kohl pot

Schmuck m (-e, -stücke)

decoration, ornament, embellishment; trappings; (pl) jewels, jewelry; trinkets

schmücken  

to decorate, adorn, ornament; to garnish, embellish (paper, speech, etc); (refl) to deck oneself out

Schmucklosigkeit  f

 austerity, plainness, lack of ornament

Schmutz  m

dirt, filth; mud; slush; smut, obscenity

Schnabel m (-")

bill, beak

Schnabelkanne f (-n)

beak-spouted vase

schnauben  

to pant; to puff, blow, Wut s. - to foam or fume with rage; Rache s. - to breathe vengeance

Schnauze f (-n)

nozzle

Schnee m

snow

Schneeballeffekt  m

 snowball effect

schneeweiß adj

snow-white

Schneide f (-n)

edge (knife, etc.); cutting edge; cut

schneiden vi

to cut; to trim, clip; to engrave; to carve; to intersect, cross; to edit 

schnell  adj

fast, quick, swift, rapid; sudden, hasty; fleet; prompt; Mus: allegro, veloce, rapido

schneller  comp, adj

comp of schnell: quicker; Mus: più allegro,  piùmosso

Schnelligkeit f

tempo, speed; velocity

Schnitt m (-e)

cut, cutting; section; der goldene S. - golden section

Schnittebene f (-n)

cross-section; intersecting plane

Schnitter m (-)

harvester, reaper, mower; (the) Grim Reaper (Death)

Schnittfläche f (-n)

plane of intersection

Schnittlinie f (-n)

line of intersection

Schnittpunkt m (-e)

(point of) intersection; S. der Kulturen - intersection of cultures

Schnittzeichnung f (-en)

sectional drawing

Schnitzaltar m (-"e)

carved altarpiece

schnitzen  

to carve

Schnitzwerk n

carving, carved work

Schnulze f (-n)

(cheap, sentimental tune of popular character)

Schnur f (-"e, -en)

string, cord, twine; string of beads; braid

Schockwirkung  f (-en)

 shock effect

schol. abr

Schol. abbr

Scholastik. Vierteljahresschrift für Theologie und Philosophie. Freiburg, Breisgau

Scholar m (-en)

hist: (itinerant) scholar; medieval student

Scholastik f

scholasticism

Scholastiker m (-)

scholastic; the Schoolmen

scholastisch adj

scholastic(al)

Scholastizismus m

scholasticism

Scholiast m (-en)

scholiast

Scholle f (-n)

clod; lump; soul

schon adj, part

already; (as) yet; by this time; since; even; so far; after all; certainly, indeed, surely, no doubt; sch. immer - always     

schön adj, adv

  beautiful; lovely; nice(ly); noble; fine; attrac­tive; handsome; exceedingly, very

Schöndruck m

(printing on only one side of the paper)

Schöne f (-n), n

(f) beauty, beautiful woman; (n) the beautiful or beauty

schonen

to treat with consideration or indulgence; to be sparing of; to save, spare; to conserve; to protect, care for

Schöngeist  m (-er)

 bel esprit, aesthete; belletrist

Schönheit f (-en)

beauty, beautifulness, loveliness; abhängige S. - dependent beauty

Schönheitsbegriff  m

 concept of beauty

Schönheitsideal  n (-e)

 the ideal of beauty. ideal beauty, beau ideal

Schönheitskriterium  n

 criterion of beauty

Schönheitssinn  m

 sense of beauty

Schönklang m

euphony, harmoniousness, harmony

schönklingend pr p, adj

euphonic; harmonious

Schon-sein-bei  n

 being-already-with or alongside 

Schon-sein-in (der Welt)  n

 being-already-in (the world) (Heidegger)

schonungslos adj

relentless; brutal, merciless; pitiless; blunt

Schopf m (-"e)

shock of hair

schöpfen  

to draw (water), dip, scoop out; to derive, obtain (information)

Schöpfer m (-)

creator; maker; author; Creator, Creator God

Schöpfer(gott)  m

 the Creator, Creator God

Schöpfergeist m

creative spirit or spark; creative genius

Schöpferhand f

Hand of the Creator

schöpferisch  adj

creative; productive; s. Kraft - creative force or power; s. Vermögen - creative ability

Schöpferische  n

 the creative

schöpferische Entwicklung  f

 creative development

Schöpferkraft f (-"e)

creative power; creative genius; creativity

Schöpfkännchen n (-)

dipper juglet

Schöpfkelle f (-n)

ladle

Schöpfung f (-en)

creation; universe; native work; produc­tion; conception; the Creation; S. aus dem Nichts - creation ex nihilo, creation out of nothing    

Schöpfungsakt m

act of creation

Schöpfungsgeschichte f (-n)

story or history of creation; genesis (story)

Schöpfungskraft f (-"e)

creative power; creativity

Schöpfungslehre  f (-en)

 story or history of creation; doctrine of creation

Schöpfungsmythos  m (-then)

 creation myth or fable, myth of (the) creation

Schöpfungsordnung  f

 order of creation

Schöpfungstag m

day of creation

Schoß m (-"e)

lap; womb; coattail; (fig) bosom; im Sch. der Götter - in the lap or on the knees of the Gods; im Sch. der Kirche - in the bosom of the Church

Schößling m (-e)

sprig, sprout, shoot, sapling

Schote f (-n)

pod, husk, shell

schottisch  adj

 Scottish

schr. abr

ScHR abbr

Scottish Historical Review. Edinbugh

Schr.-Verz abr

schraffieren  

to hatch

Schraffierung f (-en)

hatching

Schrägkreuz n (-e)

St. Andrew's cross

schrankenlos  adj

 free; unrestricted; unlimited

schrecken  

to frighten (away); to startle; to alarm; to terrify, to be afraid, to become frightened, to be chilled suddenly, to crack

Schrecken m (-)

fright, fear; scare; terror, horror, dread

Schreckensherrschaft  f

 reign of terror

Schreckensszenario  n

 worst-case scenario

Schrei m (-e)

scream; cry, shout

schreiben vi

to write; to write down; to record

Schreiber  m (-)

writer; scribe; pen; clerk; secretary

Schreibfeder f (-n)

writing quill

Schreibfehler m (-)

scribal error; copying error; clerical error

Schreibmaschine f (-n)

typewriter

Schreibstube f (-n)

scriptorium

Schreibverbot  n

 ban on writing

Schreibweise f (-n)

idiom, style; atonale Sch. - atonal idiom, atonal style

schreien  vi

to scream, shout, cry out

Schrein m (-e)

shrine; center panel of an altarpiece

Schreinalter m (-"e)

winged altarpiece

Schreinfigur f (-en)

carved figure in the middle section of an altarpiece

Schrift f (-en)

writing; scripture; (Holy) Scriptures; script; document; text; paper; work; pamphlet; periodical; publication; handwriting

Schriftauslegung  f

 exegesis

Schriftband n (-"er)

banderole

Schriftbeweis m (-e)

scriptural evidence/ proof

Schriftgelehrte m (-n)

scribe; authority on the Scriptures

schriftl. abr

Schriftl. abr

schriftlich adj, adv

written, in writing; by letter; by letter; on paper sch. Überlieferung - written records; sch. Nachlaß - the literary bequest or remains; posthumous works or writings

schriftprachlich  adj

 characteristic of, based on, or belonging to the written or literary language

Schriftquelle f (-n)

written source; document

Schriftrolle  f (-n)

scroll

schriftspr. abr

Schriftsprache  f

 literary or written language; standard language

Schriftstelle  f (-n)

passage (from Scripture(s)); Bible text; Scripture reading

Schriftsteller m (-)

author, writer

Schrifttum n

literature

Schriftw. abr

Schriftwort n

Bible or scriptural quotation, Scripture

Schriftzeichen n (-)

written letter; character type

Schritt m (-e)

step; stride, pace, walk; gait

schrittweise  adj, adv

 successife, gradual; progressive; step-by-step; progressively, by stops, gradually

schrumpfend  adj

 shrinking

Schuh m (-e)

shoe, boot; foot (as measure)

Schuhriemen m (-)

shoelace, latchet

Schulbildung  f

 formal education

Schuld f (-en)

fault; guilt; sin; debt; offense; indebtedness; obligation, liability; fault

Schuldbekenntnis n (-se)

confession of sin or guild; acknowledgment of liabilities

Schuldbeladenheit  f

 sinfulness (Kierkegaard)

Schuldbewußtsein  n

 consciousness or awareness of guilt, guilt(y) consciousness

Schuldbrief m (-e)

certificate of indebtedness, bill

schulden  

to owe; to be indebted to (someone for something)

Schulderlass m (-"e)

remission of a debt

Schuldfrage  f

 question of guilt

Schuldgefühl  n (-e)

 sense or feeling(s) of guilt

schuldig adj

guilty (of), at fault; to blame; due; owing, indebted; obliged; sch. sein - to be guilty; sch. werden - to become guilty

Schuldiger m (-)

debtor; guilty person; culprit; trespasser

schuldig sein  vr

 to be guilty

schuldig werden  vr

 to become guilty

Schuldkomplex  m

 guilt complex

schuldlos  

without guilt; not guilty

Schuldlosigkeit  f

 innocence, guiltlessness

Schuldner m (-)

debtor, culprit; trespasser

Schuldopfer n (-)

guilt offering

Schuldschein m (-e)

certificate of indebtedness, bill

Schule f (-n)

school;  teach­ing; college; academy; school of thought; synagogue

Schüler m (-)

pupil, student; disciple, follower; novice

Schule von Athen  f

 Athenian School, School of Athens

Schulgelersamkeit  f

 book learning

schulmäßig  adj

 according to rule

Schulmeinung  f

 orthodox or received opinion

Schulmetaphysik  f

 orthodox or school metaphysics

Schulphilosophie  f

 orthodox or standar or accepted philosophy

Schulter f (-n)

shoulder; Archaeol: gekielte Sch. or geknickte Sch. - carinated shoulder; Archaeol: gerundete Sch. - rounded shoulder; Archaeol:  kantige Sch. - sharp shoulder

Schulterbogen m (-, -")

shouldered arch

Schulwesen  n

 educational system

Schulwissen  n

 book learning

Schund m

junk, trash, rubbish

Schuppe f (-n)

scale, scurf, flake

schüren  

to stir up, poke (up); to stoke; to incite

Schurke m (-n)

rascal, scoundrel; villain; wicked servant

Schurz m (-e)

apron, loincloth

schürzen  

to tuck or fasten up (one's skirt, dress, etc.)

Schüssel f (-n)

large bowl

Schuß m (-"sse)

shot

Schutt m

garbage, waste, refuse, rubbish; rubble, debris

schütteln  

to shake, agitate, jolt; to churn; (refl) to tremble, shiver, shudder (vor - with)

schütten  

to pour (out); to cast; to throw; to shoot; to shed; to yield (in abundance)

Schutthaufen m (-)

rubble heap, heap of ruins; garbage or waste heap

Schutz m

protection; defense, safeguard; shelter, refuge; shield, cover

Schutzbündnis  n (-e)

 defensive alliance

Schütze m (-n)

archer; marksman, shooter

schützen  

to protect, shelter

Schutzengel m (-)

guardian angel

Schutzgeist  m (-er)

 guardian or protecting spirit

Schutzgeleit  n

 safe-conduct, protective escort

Schutzgott  m (-"er)

 tutelary god

Schutzgottheit f (-en)

protective deity

Schutzgöttin  f (-nen)

 tutelary goddess

Schutzhaft  f

 protective custody

Schutzheilige f, m (-n)

patron saint

Schutzherrschaft  f

 protectorship; protectorate

Schutzmaßnahme  f (-n)

 preventive measure

Schutzpatrionin  f (-nen)

 patroness, protectress

Schutzpatron m (-e)

patron (saint); protector

Schwabe m (-n)

Swabian

Schwäbin f (-nen)

Swabian

schwäbisch adj

Swabian

schwach adj

weak; feeble, frail, infirm; delicate; scanty; poor; meager, sparse; dim, faint, dull

Schwäche f (-n)

weakness, faintness; fault; frailties, imperfection; weak point

schwächen  

to weaken, debilitate, impair, diminish; to seduce; to undermine; to ravish; to decimate; dilute; soften; tone down

schwachgläubig adj

weak in faith

schwächlich adj

weakly, puny, feeble, frail, sickly, ailing

Schwager m (-")

brother-in-law

Schwagerehe  

levirate marriage

Schwägerin f (-nen)

sister-in-law

Schwalbe f (-n)

swallow, martin

Schwamm m (-"e)

sponge; mushroom, toadstool

Schwan m (-"e)

swan

Schwang m

im Schwange, in Schwange - in motion, in full swing, in vogue

schwanger adj

pregnant; with child

Schwank m (-"e)

(comedy) face

schwanken  

to sway, shake, tremble; to swing to and fro; to to vary; to fluctuate

Schwanken n

swaying; variation; fluctuation

Schwanz m (-"e)

tail; end

Schwäre f (-n)

abscess, ulcer

Schwärmer m (-)

enthusiast, dreamer, visionary, fanatic zealot

Schwärmerei f (-n)

enthusiasm; rave, rapture; fanaticism, zealotry, zealotism, ecstasy

Schwärmerin f (-nen)

enthusiast, dreamer, visionary, fanatic, zealot

schwärmerisch adj

enthusiastic; fanciful; enraptured, adoring, swooning; visionary, rapturous; wild, fanatical

Schwartz n

black, blackness; die schwarze Kunst - witchcraft; black art

schwarz  adj

black; dark; gloomy, dismal; sch. Komödie - black comedy

schwarzfigurig  adj

black-figured

schwarzsehen  

to be pessimistic (für - about); take a gloomy or somber view (of things)

Schwarzseherei f

strong pessimism; alarmism; defeatism

Schwarz-Weiß-Denken  n

 black-and-white thinking

schwatzen  

to chatter, blab; to mock; to gossip

schwätzen  

to chatter, blab; to mock; to gossip

Schwätzer m (-)

babbler, chatterer; gossip

schwatzhaft adj

talkative, chatty, loquacious

Schwebe  f

 suspension, indecision

schweben  

to soar, hover, float or hang in the air

Schwefel m

sulfur, brimstone

Schweigegelübde n (-)

vow of silence

schweigen vi

to be silent, keep silence, say nothing, be quiet

Schweigen n

silence

schweigend  prp, adj, adv

 silent; tacit; in silence, silently

Schweigepflicht  f

 oath of confidentiality, pledge of secrecy or discretion

schweigsam  adv, adj

 quiet; silent(ly); discreet; in silence

Schweigsamkeit  f

 taciturnity, reticence

Schwein n (-e)

hog, pig, swine

Schweinefleisch n

pork

Schweineherede f (-n)

herd of pigs

Schweiß m

sweat, perspiration; (fig) drudgery, hard work, sweat of one's brow

Schweißtuch n (-"er)

vernicle, vail sudarium

schwelgen  

to feast; to carouse, live high, indulge

Schwelle f (-n)

threshold; ledge; doorstep; (fig) door; (on the) bring

schwellen vi

to swell; to rise; to increase, grow bigger

Schwellenwert  m (-e)

 threshold (value)

Schwemme f (-n)

watering place (for animals)

schwer  adj

 heavy; weighty; difficult, hard; serious; severe; bad, griev­ous

Schwere  f

 gravity, weight

schwerfallen vi

to be difficult or hard for someone

schwergläubig adj

incredulous

Schwerkraft f

gravity, gravitation

schwerlich adv

hardly, scarcely

Schwermut f

melancholy; melancholia; sadness; depression

schwermütig  adj

melancholy; melancholic; mournful; sad; dejected

Schwerpunkt m (-e)

main emphasis, focus, focal point, center, stress; priority; center of gravity

Schwert n (-er)

sword; force (durch - by) (military, etc)

Schwester f (-n)

sister; hospital nurse; nun; barmherzige S. - sister of mercy

Schwesterschaft  f

 sisterhood; sisterbond; sisters; nursing staff; nursing organization

Schwibbogen  m (-)

 flying buttress

schwieg  p

 past tense of schweigen

Schwiegereltern  

(pl) parents-in-laws

Schwiegermutter f (-")

mother-in-law

Schwiegersohn m (-"e)

son-in-law

Schwiegertochter f (-")

daughter-in-law

Schwiegervater m (-")

father-in-law

schwierig adj

difficult, hard; complicated; delicate; tricky; critical

Schwierigkeit f (-en)

difficulty; obstacle; objection; crux; problem

Schwierigkeitsgrad  m (-e)

 degree of difficulty

schwimmen vi

to swim

Schwimmer m (-)

swimmer

Schwindelgeist m

perverse spirit

schwinden  vi

to shrink, decline; to waste or fade (away), vanish; to run low, dwindle

Schwinge f (-n)

wind, pinion; tan, winnow (grain)

schwingen vi

to swing; to vibrate

Schwingopfer n

wave offering

schwören vi

to swear or take (on oath); to curse

Schwund m

shrinkage

Schwur f (-"e)

oath; vow; curse

scientia Dei

Lat: the knowledge of God

scientia experimentalis

Lat: experimental knowledge

scientia media  

 Lat: middle knowledge

scientia metaphysica f

metaphysics; metaphysical knowledge

Scotismus  m

 Scotism

ScR abbr

Science Religieuse. Paris

ScrB abbr

Scripture Bulletin. Catholic Biblical Association of Great Britain. London

scriptura ex scriptura explicandam esse

Lat: the Scripture must or is to be explained from Scripture

Scriptura Sacra f

Lat: Holy or Sacred Scripture

ScrTh abbr

Scripta Theologica. Facultad de Teologia de la Universidad de Nevarra. Pamplona

Scwelgerei f

gluttony, indulgence; Bibl: (often associated with or synonym for) prostitution, harlotry

s.d. abr

siehe dies/dort - see this/there

Sd.-Ausf. abr

Sd.-Ausg. abr

SDGSTh abbr

Studien zur Dogmengeschichte und systematischen Theologie. Zürich

SDKF abbr

Süddeutsche Kirchenführer. München

sdl. abr

SDO abbr

Studia et Documenta Orientalia. Cairo

SDPI abbr

Schriften des deutschen Palästina-Instituts. Gütersloh

SEA abbr

Schriftenreihe der evangelischen Akademie. Stuttgart

SEAH abbr

Schriftenreihe der evangelischen Akademie Hamburg. Hamburg

SEARW abbr

Studienhefte der evangelischen Akademie Rheinland-Westfalen. Iserlohn

sechs  num, adj

six; sechster Sinn - (the) sixth sense

sechsfältig adj

sixfold

sechshundertsechsundsechzig num, adj

six hundred and sixty-six

sechst num, adj

(the) sixth; s. Sinn - (the) sixth sense

Sedisvakanz f

vacancy of the papal see

SEE abbr

Studien zur evangelischen Ethik. Gütersloh

Seele f (-n)

soul; mind, psyche; spirit; individu­al, human being; heart; doppelte Gestalt der S. - twofold aspect of the soul; Unsterblichkeit der S. - immortality of the soul

Seelenadel  m

 nobility of mind or soul

Seelenamt n

requiem (mass); office for the dead

Seelenatomismus m

 indivisibility of the soul

Seelenblindheit  f

 mind blindness

Seelenbräutigam m

Christ (as the bridegroom)

Seelenforschung  f

 psychology

Seelenfriede  m

 peace of mind

Seelengröße  f

 greatness of soul

Seelenheilkunde f

psychiatry; psychotherapy

Seelenhirt m (-en)

pastor; minister; clergyman

Seelenhirte m (-n)

pastor; minister; clergyman

Seelenknoflikt m (-e)

inner struggle; mental conflict

Seelenkrankheit f

mental disease; psychopathy

Seelenkunde f

psychology

seelenkundlich adj

psychological

Seelenleben n

emotional or inner life; spiritual existence; psyche

Seelenleiden n

mental or psychic disorder; mental suffering

seelenlos adj

heartless; soulless; mindless

Seelenmesse f (-n)

mass for the dead, requiem

Seelennot f

agony or anguish of mind, spiritual torment

Seelenpein f

agony or anguish of mind, spiritual torment

Seelenqual f

agony or anguish of mind, spiritual torment

Seelenregung f (-en)

mental agitation; emotion

Seelenruhe f

peace or calmness of mind; tranquility

seelenruhig adj

calmly, cooly

Seelenschmerz  m

 mental agony or pain

Seelenstärke f

mental power, strength of mind or spirit, fortitude

seelenvergnügt adj

cheerful; merry; blithe

Seelenvermögen  n

 faculty of the soul

seelenverwandt adj

in harmony or unison with, congenial, sympathetic

Seelenvorgang m (-"e)

 mental process

Seelenwanderung f

transmigration (of souls); metempsychosis; reincarnation

Seelenzustand m

state of mind; emotional state; psychic condition

seelisch  adj, adv

spiritual; emotional(ly); psychic; mental(ly), psychological(ly)

Seelsorge f

ministerial work; pastoral duties

Seelsorger m (-)

minister, pastor; minister; chaplain

seelsorgerisch adj

pastoral; s. wirken - to minister

seelsorgerisch wirken  

to minister

seelsorgerlich  adj

pastoral; s. wirken - to minister

Seeman m (-leute)

sailor

Segel n (-)

sail

Segen m (-)

blessing; benediction; grace, prayer(s); spell; luck; benefit; abundance; prosperity

segenbringend adj

blessed; beneficial

Segenserteilung f

benediction

Segensformel f

formula of benediction

Segensgabe f (-n)

blessing; gift; present

Segensgeschenk f

gift; blessing

Segenspendung f

benediction

segensreich adj

blessed; beneficial; prosperous; fruitful

Segensspruch m

blessing; benediction

Segenswunsch m (-"e)

benediction; (pl) good wishes

Segment  n (-e)

 segment

Segmentbogen m (-, -")

segmental arch

Segmentierung  f

 segmentation

segnen  

to bless; to give benediction to; to conse­crate

Segnung f (-en)

blessing; consecration

Sehachse f (-n)

line of vision

sehen  vi

to see; to look; to observe; to perceive; to realize

Seher m (-)

seer; prophet; visionary

Sehergabe  f

 visionary powers

seherisch adj

prophetic(al)

Sehne f (-n)

string; sinew, tendon

sehnen  

to yearn, long (nach - for); to desire (ardently)

sehnlich adj

ardent, passionate, longing

Sehnsucht f (-"e)

desire; longing, yearning; nostalgia; languishing

sehnsuchtsvoll  adj, adv

wistfully; nostalgic; longing, yearning; languishing; with longing

sehr  

very, quite; much; greatly; s. langsam und ausdrucksvoll - molto lento ed espressivo; s. lebhaft - vivacissimo, molto mosso; s. lebhaft und schnell - allegro vivace; s. schnell - vivacissimo, very quick; s. schnell und heftig - presto impetuoso

Sehsucht f

longing

Sehweise  f

 way of seeing; perspective

seibständig  

 self-standing

Seide f (-n)

silk

Seiendheit  f

 beingness

Seife f (-n)

soap

seihen  

to sieve; to filter; to strain; Mücken s. und Kamel verschlucken - to strain at a gnat and swallow a camel

Seiher m (-)

strainer

sein vi

to be; to exist; to take place; es sei denn, daß - unless

sein  poss adj, prs pron

her; his; its; one's

Sein n

being, existence; essence; entity; life; aktuales S. - factual being; gesellschaftliches S. - social existence; ewiges or immerwährendes S. - eternal being; S. als Ich-sein - being-as-self; S. als Jetztzeit - being as nowness; S. as S. - being as being (Heidegger); S. als solches, S. an sich, S. überhaupt - being as such; S. des Daseins - (the) Being of Dasein; S. für sich - being for itself; ursprüngliches S. in der Zeit - authentic being in time; S. oder Nichtsein - being or non-being; S. selbst - being-itself; S. und Nichtsein - being and non-being;

Sein als Objekt-Sein  

 being an object, being as being an object; being as pure thought; Being as Being (Heidegger); being as such

Sein des Da  

 the Being of the There (Heidegger)

Sein des Seienden  n

 the being of the exis; the being of Being (Heidegger)

seinerzeit adv

then, at that time, in those days

seinesgleichen

his equals; one's equal's; (people, etc.) like himself; one kind after another; Bibl: s. nicht gewesen - none is like it

seinetwegen adv

on his account or behalf; for his sake; so far as he is concerned

Sein-für-Anderes  n

 being-for-another

Sein in sich  

 being-in-itself (Sartre)

Seinkönnen  n

 potentiality-for-Being, ability to be

sein oder nichtsein  

 to be or not to be

Seinsarten  pl

 modes of being

Seinsbedingung  f (-en)

 condition of being

Seinsbegriff  m

 concept of being

Seinsbezug  m

 reference of being

Seinscharakter  m

 nature of being

Seinsdenken  n

 thinking of Being (Heidegger)

Sein-Seiendes-Dichotomie  

 Being versus being/that-which-is dichotomy, the dichotomy between being and beings

Seinserkenntnis  f

 cognition or knowledge of being

Seinsfrage  f

 question of being

Seinsgebundenheit  f

 existential determination

Seinsgeltung  f

 ontic validity

Seinsgeschichte f

history of Being; Geschichte als S. - history as history of Being (Heidegger)

Seinsgeschick  n

 fate of being

Seinsgesetz  n (-e)

 law of being

Seinsgestalt  f (-en)

modi essendi; type of being

Seinsgewißheit  f

 certainty of Being

Seinsgläubigkeit  f

 confidence or faith in being

Seinsgrad  m (-e)

 degree of being

Seinsgrund  m

 reason for being, why and wherefore of being

seinshaft  adj

 objectivity of being (Jaspers)

Seinshierarchie  f

 hierarchy of being

Seinsinkongruenz  f

incongruity of being

Seinskategorie  f

 category of being

Seinskette  f

 chain of being

Seinslehre  f

 doctrine of being / ontology

Seinsmächtigkeit  f

 power(fulness) of Being (Heidegger)

Seinsmetaphysik  f

 metaphysics of being

Seinsmodalität  f

 modality of being, existential modality

Seinsmöglichkeit  f

 potential of being

Seinsmythologie  f

 mythology of being (Adorno)

Seinsoffenheit  f

 the opennes of being

Sein-Sollen-Metabasis  f

 is-ought fallacy

Sein-Sollen-Problem  n

 is-ought problem

Sein-Sollen-Unterscheidung  f

 is-ought distinction

Seinsordnung  f

 order of being

Seinsprinzip  n

 principle of being

Seinsproblem  n

 problem of Being

Seinsrealität  f

 reality of being

Seinsrelation  f

 relation of being

Seinssinn  m

 ontic meaning

Seinsstufen  pl

 levels/stages of being

Seinstheorien  pl

 theories of being or existence

Seinsursache  f

 cause of being: causa essendi Lat

Seinsverborgenheit  f

 concealment of Being

Seinsverfassung  f

 state of being

Seinsverständnis  n

 conception or understanding of being

Seinswissen  n

 knowledge of being

Seinszugehörigkeit  f

 belongingness to Being, Being-in-clusion (Heidegger)

Seinszustand  m

 state of being

Sein und Sollen  

 is and ought

Sein und Werden  

 being and becoming

Sein zum Seinkönnen  n

 Being-toward(s); the potentiality for Being (Heidegger)

seit  

since; for; ever since; since then; s. langem - for a long time

seitdem  adv, conj

since; from that time, since then, ever since

Seite f (-n)

side; page; aspect (of) (discussion, problem, etc); party; flank (military); zu beiden S. - on both sides; auf der einen S. - on the one hand; auf der anderen S. - on the other hand; zur S. stehen - to stand by the side of 

Seitenaltar m (-"e)

side altar

Seitenansicht f (-en)

profile; im S. - in profile

seitens

on the part of, on the side of, from the side of

Seitenschiff n (-e)

lateral or side aisle

Seitenschlag m

horizontal beat

Seitenthema n (-men)

subsidiary theme, second subject

seitlich  adj, adv, prep gen

lateral, sideward; at the side; laterally, to the side; next to, beside. at the side of

Sekte f (-n)

sect

Sektenbeauftragte m, f (-n)

adviser on religious sects

Sektenführer m (-)

leader of the sect or cult