Gebet
See also: gebet
German
Etymology
From Old High German gibet, from Proto-Germanic *gabedą. Cognate with Dutch gebed.
Pronunciation
Noun
Gebet n (genitive Gebets or Gebetes, plural Gebete)
- prayer
- 1931, Arthur Schnitzler, Flucht in die Finsternis, S. Fischer Verlag, page 103:
- Rette mich, murmelte er vor sich hin, unwillkürlich mit gefalteten Händen, als wäre es ein Gebet an sie.
- Save me, he mumbled to himself, involuntarily with folded hands, as if it was a prayer to her.
- Rette mich, murmelte er vor sich hin, unwillkürlich mit gefalteten Händen, als wäre es ein Gebet an sie.
- 1931, Arthur Schnitzler, Flucht in die Finsternis, S. Fischer Verlag, page 103:
Declension
Derived terms
- Gebetshaus (“house of prayers”)
- Gebetsmühle (“prayer wheel”)
- Gebetsteppich (“prayer rug, prayer mat”)
Related terms
Further reading
- “Gebet” in Duden online
Hutterisch
Noun
Gebet
- a half-hour daily prayer service in Hutteritism
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