Gottseligkeit

German

Etymology

gottselig + -keit

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɔtzeːlɪçkaɪ̯t/
  • Hyphenation: Gott‧se‧lig‧keit

Noun

Gottseligkeit f (genitive Gottseligkeit, no plural)

  1. piety, godliness
    • 1912, Martin Luther, Lutherbibel von 1912, Titus 1:1 (with KJV translation)
      Paulus, ein Knecht Gottes und ein Apostel Jesu Christi, nach dem Glauben der Auserwählten Gottes und der Erkenntnis der Wahrheit zur Gottseligkeit,
      Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness,

Declension

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