教 jiào religion / teaching / to make / to cause / to tell syn 信仰 xìn yǎng to believe in (a religion) / firm belief / conviction syn 宗教 zōng jiào religion syn 忏悔 懺悔 chàn huǐ to repent / (religion) to confess syn 复活 復活 fù huó to revive / (lit. and fig.) to come back to life / (religion) resurrection syn 先知 xiān zhī a person of foresight / (religion) a prophet syn 教徒 jiào tú disciple / follower of a religion syn 异教徒 異教徒 yì jiào tú member of another religion / heathen / pagan / heretic / apostate 圣地 聖地 shèng dì holy land (of a religion) / sacred place / shrine / holy city (such as Jerusalem, Mecca etc) / center of historic interest 守护神 守護神 shǒu hù shén protector God / patron saint 圣徒 聖徒 shèng tú saint 造物主 zào wù zhǔ the Creator (in religion or mythology) / God syn 皈依 guī yī to convert to (a religion) syn 尘世 塵世 chén shì (religion) this mortal life / the mundane world syn 印度教 yìn dù jiào Hinduism / Indian religion syn 教主 jiào zhǔ founder or leader of a religion or sect / (fig.) revered figure 圣彼得堡 聖彼得堡 shèng bǐ dé bǎo Saint Petersburg (city in Russia) 圣彼得 聖彼得 shèng bǐ dé Saint Peter 国教 國教 guó jiào state religion 神道 shén dào Shinto (Japanese religion) syn 归依 歸依 guī yī to convert to (a religion) / to rely upon / refuge / mainstay syn 归心 歸心 guī xīn converted to (religion) syn 正教 zhèng jiào lit. true religion / orthodox religion / orthodox Christianity / Islam (in the writing of Chinese or Hui theologians) syn 独尊 獨尊 dú zūn to revere as sole orthodoxy / to hold supremacy (of a religion, ideology, cultural norm, social group etc) / to be dominant syn 法号 法號 fǎ hào name in religion (of Buddhist or Daoist within monastery) 归附 歸附 guī fù to realign one's allegiance (to another religion, ruler etc) / to submit syn 外教 wài jiào foreign teacher (abbr. for 外國教師|外国教师) / greenhorn / novice / amateurish / religion other than Buddhism (term used by Buddhists) 圣者 聖者 shèng zhě holy one / saint 宣教 xuān jiào to preach a religion 保护神 保護神 bǎo hù shén patron saint / guardian angel 法名 fǎ míng name in religion (of Buddhist or Daoist within monastery) / same as 法號|法号[fa3 hao4] 圣祖 聖祖 shèng zǔ divine ancester / patron saint 彼得堡 bǐ dé bǎo Petersburg (place name) / Saint Petersburg, Russia 教民 jiào mín adherent to a religion / convert 教理 jiào lǐ doctrine (religion) 圣 聖 shèng (bound form) peerless (in wisdom, moral virtue, skill etc) / (bound form) peerless individual / paragon (sage, saint, emperor, master of a skill etc) / (bound form) holy / sacred syn 奉 fèng to offer (tribute) / to present respectfully (to superior, ancestor, deity etc) / to esteem / to revere / to believe in (a religion) / to wait upon / to accept orders (from superior) syn 融为一体 融為一體 róng wéi yī tǐ to fuse together (idiom) / hypostatic union (religion) syn 摩门 摩門 mó mén Mormon (religion) 圣约翰 聖約翰 shèng yuē hàn Saint John 西里尔 西里爾 xī lǐ ěr Cyril (name) / Saint Cyril, 9th century Christian missionary / Cyrillic 活菩萨 活菩薩 huó pú sà a living Buddha / fig. compassionate person / saint syn 殉教 xùn jiào to die for one's religion 天理教 tiān lǐ jiào Tenrikyo (Japanese religion) syn 金斯敦 jīn sī dūn Kingstown, capital of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines / Kingston, capital of Jamaica 列宁格勒 列寧格勒 liè níng gé lè Leningrad, former name (1923-1991) of Russian city Saint Petersburg 聖彼得堡|圣彼得堡[Sheng4bi3de2bao3] 圣帕特里克 聖帕特里克 shèng pà tè lǐ kè Saint Patrick 卡斯特里 kǎ sī tè lǐ Castries, capital of Saint Lucia 圣卢西亚 聖盧西亞 shèng lú xī yà Saint Lucia 圣约瑟夫 聖約瑟夫 shèng yuē sè fū Saint Joseph 巴哈伊 bā hā yī Baha'i (religion) 圣凯瑟琳 聖凱瑟琳 shèng kǎi sè lín Saint Catherine 一神教 yī shén jiào monotheistic religion / monotheism 孟婆 mèng pó (Chinese folk religion) Meng Po, goddess who gives a potion to souls before they are reincarnated, which makes them forget their previous life / (Chinese folk religion) Meng Po, goddess of the wind 巴斯特尔 巴斯特爾 bā sī tè ěr Basseterre, capital of Saint Kitts and Nevis 卡斯翠 kǎ sī cuì Castries, capital of Saint Lucia (Tw) 圣基茨和尼维斯 聖基茨和尼維斯 shèng jī cí hé ní wéi sī Saint Kitts and Nevis 圣卢西亚岛 聖盧西亞島 shèng lú xī yà dǎo Saint Lucia 圣文森特和格林纳丁斯 聖文森特和格林納丁斯 shèng wén sēn tè hé gé lín nà dīng sī Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 斯密约瑟 斯密約瑟 sī mì yuē sè Joseph Smith, Jr. (1805-1844), founder of the Latter Day Saint movement 圣赫勒拿岛 聖赫勒拿島 shèng hè lè ná dǎo Saint Helena 圣胡伯特 聖胡伯特 shèng hú bó tè Saint-Hubert, 圣皮埃尔和密克隆 聖皮埃爾和密克隆 shèng pí āi ěr hé mì kè lóng Saint-Pierre and Miquelon 中俄伊犁条约 中俄伊犁條約 zhōng é yī lí tiáo yuē Treaty of Saint Petersburg of 1881, whereby Russia handed back Yili province to Qing China in exchange for compensation payment and unequal treaty rights 中俄改订条约 中俄改訂條約 zhōng é gǎi dìng tiáo yuē Treaty of Saint Petersburg of 1881, whereby Russia handed back Yili province to Qing China in exchange for compensation payment and unequal treaty rights 口蘑 kǒu mó Saint George's mushroom (Tricholoma mongplicum) syn 坐像 zuò xiàng seated image (of a Buddha or saint) 彼得格勒 bǐ dé gé lè Petrograd (former name of Saint Petersburg 聖彼得堡|圣彼得堡[Sheng4bi3de2bao3]) 改订伊犁条约 改訂伊犁條約 gǎi dìng yī lí tiáo yuē Treaty of Saint Petersburg of 1881 in which Russia agreed to hand back Yili province to Qing China in exchange for compensation payment and unequal treaty rights 立像 lì xiàng standing image (of a Buddha or saint) 圣德克旭贝里 聖德克旭貝里 shèng dé kè xù bèi lǐ (Antoine de) Saint-Exupéry 圣德太子 聖德太子 shèng dé tài zǐ Prince Shōtoku Taiji (574-621), major Japanese statesman and reformer of the Asuka period 飛鳥時代|飞鸟时代[Fei1 niao3 Shi2 dai4], proponent of state Buddhism, portrayed as Buddhist saint 圣潘克勒斯站 聖潘克勒斯站 shèng pān kè lēi sī zhàn Saint Pancras (London railway station) 圣神 聖神 shèng shén feudal term of praise for ruler, king or emperor / general term for saint in former times / term for God during the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom 太平天國|太平天国 / Holy Spirit (in Christian Trinity) 若望 ruò wàng John / Saint John / less common variant of 約翰|约翰[Yue1 han4] preferred by the Catholic Church 雅各伯 yǎ gè bó Jacob (name) / Saint James 京斯敦 jīng sī dūn Kingstown, capital of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines / (Tw) Kingston, capital of Jamaica 圣若瑟修女会 Congregations of Saint Joseph 圣彼得堡议会间反恐论坛 聖彼得堡議會間反恐論壇 Saint Petersburg Interparliamentary Forum on Combating Terrorism 圣巴泰勒米 聖巴泰勒米 Saint Barthélemy 圣彼得堡呼吁 聖彼得堡呼籲 Saint Petersburg appeal 主保圣人 主保聖人 zhǔ bǎo shèng rén patron saint 武圣 武聖 wǔ shèng the Saint of War (i.e. the deified Guan Yu 關羽|关羽[Guan1 Yu3]) 圣文森及格瑞那丁 聖文森及格瑞那丁 shèng wén sēn jí gé ruì nà dīng Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (Tw) 圣露西亚 聖露西亞 shèng lù xī yà Saint Lucia (Tw) 至人 zhì rén fully realized human being / sage / saint 圣佛明节 聖佛明節 shèng fó míng jié Fiesta de Saint Fermin, festival held annually in Pamplona, Spain 创造论 創造論 chuàng zào lùn creationism (religion) 十戒 shí jiè the ten commandments (religion) 印度袄 印度襖 yìn dù ǎo Parsee or Parsi, member of the Zoroastrian sect (religion) 土地公 tǔ dì gōng Tudi Gong, the local tutelary god (in Chinese folk religion) 多神教 duō shén jiào polytheistic religion / polytheism 宗教徒 zōng jiào tú adherent of religion / disciple 宗教法庭 zōng jiào fǎ tíng Inquisition (religion) 改信 gǎi xìn to convert (to another religion) 智能设计 智能設計 zhì néng shè jì intelligent design (religion) 正教真诠 正教真詮 zhèng jiào zhēn quán Exegesis of the Right Religion by Wang Daiyu 王岱輿|王岱舆[Wang2 Dai4yu2], a study of Islam published during the Ming dynasty 洋教 yáng jiào foreign religion (esp. Western Christianity in Qing China) 涤罪所 滌罪所 dí zuì suǒ purgatory (religion) 