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French Religion Vocabulary – Names of Religions

French Religion Vocabulary – Names of Religions

Lexique de la réligion

On this page you’ll find a complete list of French religion vocabulary including names of world religions, holy texts as well as common nouns and adjectives.

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  • la réligion religion
  • le christianisme Christianity
  • l’islam Islam
  • le judaïsme Judaism
  • l’hindouisme Hinduism
  • le bouddhisme Buddhism
  • le taoïsme Taoism
  • le confucianisme Confusianism
  • la Bible Bible
  • la Torah Torah
  • le Nouveau Testament New Testament
  • le Coran Quran
  • la morale morals
  • la tradition tradition
  • croyant, pieux, religieux religious 
  • le texte sacré scripture
  • le dieu/divinité god
  • le festival festival
  • le mariage marriage
  • la dance dance
  • la spiritualité spirituality
  • les mœurs morals
  • la moralité morality
  • le clergé clergy
  • le rituel ritual
  • la déesse deity
  • le festin feast
  • la prière prayer
  • la messe mass
  • athée athiest
  • les valeurs values
  • sacré sacred
  • l’origine de la vie origin of life
  • sacré holy
  • le sermon sermon
  • le sacrifice sacrifice
  • l’enterrement funeral
  • l’art art
  • la conviction faith
  • vénérer to worship

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