heilige
See also: Heilige
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch heilige, from Old Dutch hēligo.
Adjective edit
heilige
- inflection of heilig:
Noun edit
heilige m or f (plural heiligen)
- (chiefly Christianity) saint
- (Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy) a Christian believer who is believed to have performed miracles and to intercede on behalf of other believers
- (Protestantism, early Christianity) a Christian believer, a member of the church
- (Islam, chiefly Shia Islam) a Muslim believer who is believed to have performed miracles and to intercede on behalf of other believers
- (Hinduism, Buddhism) a holy man or woman, especially a priest, guru or ascetic, thought to be a miracle worker
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
heilige
German edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Adjective edit
heilige
- inflection of heilig:
Middle Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Substantivised form of heilich.
Noun edit
heilige m
Inflection edit
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants edit
- Dutch: heilige
Further reading edit
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “heilige”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN