Lehre

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German lēre, from Old High German lēra, from Proto-Germanic *laizō, from *laizijaną. Akin to Dutch leer, English lore, Swedish lära. Related to German lehren and lernen.

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Lehre f (genitive Lehre, plural Lehren)

  1. (religion) teaching, tenet
    Synonym: Dogma n
  2. apprenticeship
    Synonym: Ausbildung f
  3. doctrine
    Synonym: Doktrin f
  4. lesson
    Synonym: Lektion f
    • 2010, Der Spiegel[1], number 25/2010, page 77:
      Es gilt deshalb, die richtigen Lehren aus der Krise zu ziehen, aus den Fehlern der Vergangenheit zu lernen, um die Zukunft zu sichern.
      Therefore it is necessary to draw the right lessons from the crisis, to learn from the mistakes of the past for securing the future.
  5. theory (system of knowledge related to one aspect of a field of study)
  6. science
    Synonym: Wissenschaft f
  7. jig, gauge (tool)

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Further reading[edit]

  • Lehre” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Lehre” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon