uskonpuhdistus
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Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
uskon (“of the faith”) + puhdistus (“purification”), hence "purification of the faith". Coined by Finnish journalist, poet and translator Paavo Tikkanen in 1847.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈuskonˌpuhdistus/, [ˈus̠ko̞mˌpuxdis̠tus̠]
- Rhymes: -uhdistus
- Syllabification(key): us‧kon‧puh‧dis‧tus
Noun[edit]
uskonpuhdistus
- (Christianity) Reformation, the Protestant Reformation (religious movement initiated by Martin Luther)
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Further reading[edit]
- “uskonpuhdistus”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-04