Religion · Religión
13 Spanish words — each with a picture, audio and an example sentence. Faith, worship and the big concepts.
| Picture | English | Spanish · Español | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 | religion | la religión | Plural religiones (no accent mark). |
 | God | Dios | As a proper name — no article. |
 | faith | la fe | tener fe en = to have faith in. |
 | prayer | la oración | la oración = a prayer; also 'sentence' in grammar. |
 | church | la iglesia | From Greek ekklesía (cf. 'ecclesiastical'). |
 | synagogue | la sinagoga | Regular stress on -go-: si-na-GO-ga. |
 | mosque | la mezquita | From Arabic masjid, like 'mosque'. |
 | temple | el templo | Only a place of worship — the temple on your head is la sien. |
 | soul | el alma | ⚠️ GenderFeminine — el appears only before the stressed a-: el alma, but las almas. |
 | heaven | el cielo | Both 'sky' and 'heaven'; mi cielo is a term of endearment. |
 | hell | el infierno | Related to 'infernal' and 'inferno'. |
 | sin | el pecado | 🔗 Word familypecar (to sin), el pecador (sinner); English 'peccadillo' = a little pecado. |
 | angel | el ángel | g before e sounds like Spanish j: AN-khel (cf. Los Ángeles); plural los ángeles. |