religia
English meaning: Religion
Polish Definition
(Polski)System wierzeń, obrzędów i wartości moralnych odnoszący się do sfery sacrum.
English Definition
A system of belief, worship, and moral practice. Catholicism is central to Polish identity — the Catholic Church played a crucial role in preserving Polish culture during partition and in the Solidarity movement against communism. Pope John Paul II (Karol Wojtyła, 1920–2005) — born in Wadowice, Poland — was one of the 20th century's most influential religious figures.
Example
“Kościół katolicki odegrał kluczową rolę w zachowaniu polskiej tożsamości narodowej.”
In English: “The Catholic Church played a crucial role in preserving Polish national identity.”
Synonyms
- wiara
- wyznanie
Antonyms / Opposites
- ateizm
- laicyzm
Literary Heritage
“Litwo! Ojczyzno moja! ty jesteś jak zdrowie”
/Litwo! Ojczyzno moja! ty yestes jak zdrowie/
“Lithuania! My homeland! You are like health — one only knows your worth when you are lost.”
“Tyle wiemy o sobie, ile nas sprawdzono.”
“We know ourselves only insofar as we have been tested.”
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Language information
- Language
- Polski
- Polish
- Script
- Latin
- Family
- Slavic
- Speakers
- 45M