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German
Etymology
Götzen + Dienst
Noun
Götzendienst m (strong, genitive Götzendienstes or Götzendiensts, plural Götzendienste)
- idolatry
- 1912, Martin Luther, Lutherbibel von 1912, 1 Samuel 15:23 (with KJV translation)
denn Ungehorsam ist eine Zaubereisünde, und Widerstreben ist Abgötterei und Götzendienst. Weil du nun des HERRN Wort verworfen hast, hat er dich auch verworfen, daß du nicht König seist.- For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, he hath also rejected thee from being king.
Declension
Declension of Götzendienst
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