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le paganisme

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paganism

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le païen/la païenne

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pagan

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le totémisme

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totemism

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le chamanisme

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shamanism

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l’islamisme (m)

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Islam

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le/la musulman (e)

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Muslim

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le bouddhisme

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Buddhism

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le/la bouddhiste

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Buddhist

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le Bouddha

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Buddha

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le brahmanisme

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Brahmanism

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l’hindouisme

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Hinduism

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l’hindouiste

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Hindu

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le judaïsme

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Judaism

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le juif/la juive

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Jew

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le Sionisme

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Zionism

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le/la Sioniste

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Zionist

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le Christianisme

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Christianity

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le Christ

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Christ

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le christ

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figure of Christ

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le chrétien/la chrétienne

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Christian

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le chrétienté

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Christendom

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le catholicisme

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Catholicism

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le/la catholique

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Catholic

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le protestantisme

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Protestantism

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le protestant/la protestante

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Protestant

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le mormon/la mormone

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Mormon

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mormon/mormone

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Mormon

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la bigoterie

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bigotry

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le bigot/la bigote

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bigot

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le/la novice

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novice

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le/la mystique

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mystic

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le mysticisme

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mysticism

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laïc/laïque

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lay

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les laïcs (m)

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laity

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le laïcisme

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secularism

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laïciser

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to secularise

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séculier, -ière

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secular

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l’intégrisme

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fundamentalism

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l’intégriste (m/f)

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fundamentalist

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le papisme

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popery

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la Sainte Bible

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Holy Bible

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la Ville Sainte

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Holy City

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la Sainte Terre

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Holy Land

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l’Ecriture Sainte

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Scripture

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le Saint-Père

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the Lord

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le Saint-Esprit

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Holy Ghost

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la Sainte Trinité

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Holy Trinity

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la Sainte Communion

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Holy Communion

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le paradis

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paradise

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le Paradis Terrestre

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Garden of Eden

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le purgatoire

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purgatory

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l’enfer (m)

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hell

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infernal

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hellish

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la paroisse

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parish

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le paroissien/la paroissienne

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parishioner

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la mission

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mission

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la confession

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denomination

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la secte

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sect

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l’adoration (f)

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worship

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la vénération

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worship

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le culte

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worship

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changer de culte

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to change one’s religion

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63
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christianiser

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to convert to Christianity

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le rite

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rite, ritual

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la foi

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faith

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les fidèles (m)

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faithful

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l’adepte (m/f)

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follower

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la congrégation

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congregation

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la croyance

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belief

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le croyant/la croyante

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believer

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le pratiquant/la pratiquante

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practising church-goer

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72
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aller à l’office

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to go to church

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le dogme

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dogma

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le commandement

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commandment

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les pratiques religieuses (f)

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religious practices

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la confession

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confession

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la confirmation

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confirmation

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la communion

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communion

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la table de communion

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communion table

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l’ordination (f)

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ordination

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81
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le chant de Noël

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Christmas carol

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bénir

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to bless

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la bénédiction

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blessing

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84
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le jour du dernier jugement

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Judgement Day, Doomsday

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prêcher l’Evangile

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to preach the Gospel

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sacré

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sacred

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le sacrement

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sacrament

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le sacre

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consecration

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le sacrifice

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sacrifice

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90
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sacrifier

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to sacrifice

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le sacrilège

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sacrilege

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sacrilège

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sacrilegious

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le blasphème

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blasphemy

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blasphématoire

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blasphemous

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le/la blasphémateur/-trice

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blasphemer

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pieux, -ieuse

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pious

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la piété

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piety

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dévot

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devout

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la dévotion

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devotion

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fervent

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devout

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101
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dire la messe

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to say mass

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102
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le service

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service

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103
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la liturgie

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liturgy

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la prière

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prayer

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105
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bénir

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to bless

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la bénédiction

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blessing

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107
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le tabou

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taboo

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108
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le Pape

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Pope

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109
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le Pontife

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Pontiff

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l’évangélisateur/ l’évangélisatrice

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evangelist, gospeller

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l’ecclésiastique (m)

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ecclesiastic

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l’archevêque (m)

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archbishop

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113
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l’évêque (m)

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bishop

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114
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le pasteur

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minister

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le prédicateur

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preacher

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l’ordre(m)

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order

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le moine

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monk

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monacal

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monastic

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monastique

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monastic

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l’abbé/l’abbesse

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abbot

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la religieuse

A

nun

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le missionaire

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missionary

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le confesseur

A

confessor

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la cathédrale

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cathedral

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le temple

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temple

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le couvent

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convent

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le monastère

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monastery

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l’abbaye (f)

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abbey

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la chapelle

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chapel

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le cloître

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cloister

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la clôture

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enclosure

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le presbytère

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vicarage, rectory

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la synagogue

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synagogue

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le confessionnal

A

confessional box

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Le Carême

A

Lent

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faire carême

A

to observe/keep Lent

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Le Mercredi des Cendres

A

Ash Wednesday

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Mardi Gras

A

Shrove Tuesday

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le Vendredi Saint

A

Good Friday

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la Pentecôte

A

Whitsun

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la Toussaint

A

All Saints’ Day

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Noël

A

Christmas

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les sept péchés capitaux

A

seven deadly sins

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le pécheur/la pécheresse

A

sinner

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se signer

A

to cross oneself

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s’agenouiller

A

to kneel

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se repentir

A

to repent

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la pénitence

A

penitence

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le péché mortel

A

deadly sin

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expier ses péchés

A

to atone for one’s sins

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l’expiation (f)

A

expiation

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expiatoire

A

expiatory

153
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faire acte de pénitence pour

A

to do penance for

154
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se confesser

A

to confess

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administrer les derniers sacrements

A

to give last rites

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répandre la bonne parole

A

to spread the good word

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la quête

A

collection

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le pèlerin

A

pilgrim

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le pèlerinage

A

pilgrimage

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le martyr/la martyre

A

martyr

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le martyre

A

martyrdom

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le jeûne

A

fasting

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l’office du matin (m)

A

matins

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l’office du soir (m)

A

evensong

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l’office de communion (m)

A

Eucharist

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la grand-messe

A

high mass

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les vêpres (f)

A

vespers

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la salut

A

benediction

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l’oraison dominicale (f)

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Lord’s prayer

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l’oraison funèbre (f)

A

funeral oration

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le déluge

A

the Flood

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l’exode (m)

A

exodus

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le lieu saint

A

shrine

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le sanctuaire

A

sanctuary

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faire une quête

A

to take a collection

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l’encens (m)

A

incense

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le séminariste

A

seminarist

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le père prieur

A

prior

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la mère prieure

A

prioress

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le prieuré

A

priory

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le chanoine

A

canon

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la chanoinesse

A

canoness

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l’ermite (m)

A

hermit

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le rabbin

A

rabbi

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l’ayatollah (m)

A

ayatollah

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le mollah

A

mullah

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l’imam (m)

A

imam

188
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le gourou

A

guru

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la papauté

A

papacy

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les ouailles (f)

A

the flock

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la guérison par la foi

A

faith healing

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former une église dissidente

A

to form a breakaway church

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l’enfer sur terre (m)

A

hell on earth

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la liberté de culte

A

freedom of worship

195
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l’hostie (f)

A

host

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le cantique

A

hymn

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le livre des cantiques

A

hymnal

198
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la psalmodie

A

chant

199
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le chant funèbre

A

dirge

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psalmodier

A

to chant

201
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la cène

A

Holy Communion

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la Cène

A

Last Supper

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l’homélie (f)

A

homily

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l’article de foi (m)

A

article of faith

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le parvis

A

square (in front of church)

206
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le portail

A

main door

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le tympan

A

tympanum

208
Q

la porche

A

porch

209
Q

les bas-reliefs (m)

A

bas-relief

210
Q

le campanile

A

bell-tower

211
Q

le clocher

A

bell-tower

212
Q

la flèche

A

spire

213
Q

la sacristie

A

vestry

214
Q

l’abbatiale (f)

A

abbey

215
Q

le baptistère

A

baptistery

216
Q

la tribune

A

gallery

217
Q

le préau

A

inner courtyard

218
Q

le déambulatoire

A

deambulatory

219
Q

l’allée centrale (f)

A

aisle

220
Q

la chapelle commémorative

A

commemorative chapel

221
Q

le maître-autel

A

high altar

222
Q

le retable

A

altarpiece

223
Q

la plaque

A

plaque

224
Q

le banc (d’église)

A

pew

225
Q

la chaire

A

pulpit

226
Q

l’autel (m)

A

altar

227
Q

le lutrin

A

lectern

228
Q

les fonts baptismaux (m)

A

font

229
Q

les bas côtés (m)

A

aisles

230
Q

le choeur

A

choir

231
Q

la nef

A

nave

232
Q

le transept

A

transept

233
Q

la collatérale

A

side aisle

234
Q

la rosace

A

rose-window

235
Q

le vitrail

A

stained-glasswindow

236
Q

l’arc-boutant (m)

A

flying buttress

237
Q

l’abside (f)

A

apse

238
Q

la tribune de l’orgue

A

organ-loft

239
Q

la gargouille

A

gargoyle

240
Q

entrer dans les ordres

A

to take holy orders

241
Q

le voeu de pauvreté

A

vow of poverty

242
Q

le voeu de chasteté

A

vow of chastity

243
Q

le voeu d’obéissance

A

vow of obedience

244
Q

le monachisme

A

monasticism

245
Q

le Bénédictin

A

Benedictine monk

246
Q

le Trappiste

A

Trappist monk

247
Q

le Cistercien

A

Cistercian monk

248
Q

le Franciscain

A

Franciscan friar

249
Q

le Carme

A

Carmelite friar, white friar

250
Q

la Carmélite

A

Carmelite nun

251
Q

la clochette liturgique

A

altar bells

252
Q

le prie-Dieu

A

kneeler

253
Q

le calice

A

chalice

254
Q

l’encensoir (m)

A

censer

255
Q

le surplis

A

surplice

256
Q

la soutane

A

cassock

257
Q

prendre la soutane

A

to enter the church

258
Q

le col de pasteur

A

clerical collar

259
Q

l’étole (f)

A

stole

260
Q

l’habit de religieuse (m)

A

nun’s habit

261
Q

la coule

A

cowl

262
Q

le capuchon

A

cowl

263
Q

la cagoule

A

cowl, hood

264
Q

la chape

A

cope

265
Q

le cilice

A

hair shirt

266
Q

la guimpe

A

wimple

267
Q

la calotte

A

skull-cap

268
Q

le foulard

A

headscarf

269
Q

le litham

A

yashmak

270
Q

le tapis de prière

A

prayer mat

271
Q

le chapelet

A

rosary

272
Q

l’ostensoir (m)

A

monstrance

273
Q

l’eau bénite (f)

A

holy water

274
Q

le tronc

A

offertory box

275
Q

le bénitier

A

stoup, font

276
Q

la châsse

A

reliquary, shrine

277
Q

le reliquaire

A

reliquary

278
Q

le postulant/la postulante

A

postulant

279
Q

le sacristain

A

verger

280
Q

l’enfant de choeur

A

choir-boy

281
Q

le fossoyeur

A

gravedigger

282
Q

l’évangéliste de carrefour (m/f)

A

Bible thumper

283
Q

la visite pontificale

A

papal visit

284
Q

le porteur de croix

A

cross-bearer

285
Q

la croix de procession

A

processional cross

286
Q

oindre

A

to anoint

287
Q

la parabole

A

parable

288
Q

la mise à l’index

A

blacklisting

289
Q

défroquer

A

to unfrock

290
Q

renier Dieu

A

to renounce God