uskonpuhdistus
Finnish
editEtymology
edituskon (“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
edituskonpuhdistus
- (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