Kamel	camel
Kämmerlein	“closet”, room	antiquated, private place for prayer
Kampf	fight
kämpfen	fight
kämpfen	struggle
Kanon	canon	definition of which books belong to the Bible
Kanzel	pulpit
Kapelle	chapel	small church building, often free church
Kapitel	chapter	sub-division of text in the Bible
Kaplan	chaplain
Kassierer/in	treasurer
Katastrophe	disaster
Kehle	throat
Kelch	cup	in the communion service
Ketzer/in	heretic
Ketzerei	heresy, false teaching
Keyboard	keyboard	electronic musical instrument
kirchenfern	unchurched
Kirchengeschichte	church history
Kirchensteuer	church tax	collected by the secular tax authorities for the main churches in Germany
Kirchentag		large, popular national conference held by the Catholic and Protestant churches in Germany
klatschen	clap (hands)
kleine Propheten	minor prophets	12 shorter prophetic books at the end of the Old Testament and the prophets they are named after
Kleinglauben	small faith
Knechtschaft	servitude	antiquated
Knie	knee
Kollekte	offering	collection of money in a church service
Kommentar	commentary	book containing background information and explanations for books of the Bible
Konfession	denomination	especially used of the Catholic church and the established Protestant church
Konfirmation	Confirmation	service in which the candidates formally confirm their faith; mainly in the established Protestant churches when the candidates are 13 or 14 years old
König	king
Königin	queen
königlich	royal
Königreich	kingdom	sometimes used to designate the rule of God in this life or the life to come
Konkordanz	concordance	reference work to help find where specific words occur in the Bible
Koran	Koran	the holy book of Islam
kostbar	precious, valuable
kostbare Perle	pearl of great price
Kraft	power , strength
Krähe	crow
krank	ill
Krankenhaus	hospital
Krankheit	illness
Kreationismus	creationism	belief that the world and all life forms were created in just sven days
Kreuz	cross	wooden structure used for execution in the Roman Empire
kreuzigen	crucify	execute on a cross
Kreuzigung	crucifixion	execution on a cross
Krieg	war
Krone	crown	sometimes as a symbol for the majesty of Christ
krumm	crooked	geometrical shape or dishonest morality
Küster/in	verger
Labsal	balm	antiquated
lachen	laugh
lähmen	paralyse
Laie	lay person	person who is not an ordained minister
Laienprediger/in	lay preacher	preacher who is not an ordained minister
Laienschaft	laity
Lamm	lamb	animal used for sacrifices in the Old Testament, symbol of the crucifixion of Jesus
Lampe	lamp
Lampenständer	lampstand
Landeskirche	state church, established Protestant church
Landeskirchliche Gemeinschaft	evangelical fellowship with links to the state church
Last	burden
läutern	refine, purify
Lautsprecheranlage	PA (public address) system
Leben	life
lebendig	alive
lebendiges Wasser	living water	symbol of the inner life God gives to Christians
lebensspendend	life-giving
Ledergürtel	leather belt
leer	empty
Leere	emptiness
Lehre	doctrine, teaching
lehren	teach, instruct
Lehrer/in	teacher
Lehrgang	training course, seminar
Leib Christi	body of Christ	a collective term for Christians
Leib: „Dies ist mein Leib“	“This is my body”	words used by Jesus to explain the meaning of the bread at the Last Supper
leiden	suffer
Leidenschaft	passion
leidenschaftlich	passionate
Leier	lyre	musical instrument
leihen	lend
Leinwand	screen
Leiter/in	leader
Lektor/in	lay reader	especially in the established Protestant church
Lenden	loins
lesbisch	lesbian
letzte Ölung	extreme unction	sacrament in the Catholic church
leugnen	deny
Leugnung	denial
Leviten	Levites	descendants of Levi, responsible for serving in the Jewish temple
Licht	light
Liebe	love
Liebe Gemeinde	Dear friends	often used to start a sermon, especially in more traditional churches
Liebe macht blind	love is blind
lieben	love
lieblos	unloving
Lied	song
Lippe	lip
Lippenbekenntnis	lip service	dishonest claim to believe something
List	scheme, trickery
Litanei	litany	series of responses within the liturgy
Liturgie	liturgy	fixed form for church services
loben	praise
Lobpreis	praise	expressions of honour to God, especially in songs and prayers Lobpreis und Anbetung praise and worship
Lobpreismarsch	praise march	street procession with songs of praise etc.
Lösegeld	ransom
Losung	Bible verse for the day/week etc.
Lösung	solution
loswerden	get rid of
Löwe	lion
Löwin	lioness
Lüge	lie
lüstern	lustful
Lutheraner/in; lutherisch	Lutheran	generally refers to the established Protestant church in Germany
Luthertum	Lutheranism
mächtig	mighty
machtvoll	powerful
Magie	magic, sorcery
Mangel	lack
männlich	male
Maria Himmelfahrt	Assumption of Mary	date in the Catholic church year
Marsch für Jesus	march for Jesus	large procession with songs of praise, public proclamation meeting etc.
Maske	mask
Matthäus	Matthew
Mauer	wall
Meditation	meditation
Meinung	opinion
Meinungsverschiedenheit	disagreement
Meister	master
Menschenmenge	crowd
Menschheit	humanity
menschlich	human
Messdiener/in	altar boy/girl	helper in church services, usually in the Catholic church
Messe	mass	Catholic church service
Methodistengemeinde	Methodist church
Mietling	hired servant	antiquated
Mikrophon	microphone
Minderheit	minority
Minderjährige/r	minor
Mischpult	sound desk
Missbrauch	abuse
missbrauchen	misuse, abuse
Misserfolg	failure
Mission	evangelism
Missionar/in	missionary
missionarisch	evangelistic	activities to communicate the message of Jesus to others
Missionsbefehl	great commission	commission given by Jesus to gain followers for him throughout the world
Missionsfeld	mission field	area(s) in which the message of Jesus is not well known
Missionsgesellschaft	missionary society	organization that recruits missionaries and sends them to the mission field
Missionswerk	evangelistic organization
misstrauisch	mistrustful
Mitglied	member
Mitleid	compassion, pity, sympathy
Mittelmeer	Mediterranean Sea
möglich	possible
moralische Werte	moral values
Mord	murder
Morgendämmerung	dawn
Mühlheimer Verband Freikirchlich-Evangelischer Gemeinden	(Association of free evangelical/charmismatic churches)
Mund	mouth
Mund-zu-Mund Propaganda	the "grapevine"
murren	complain, protest
Muster	pattern
Mut	courage
Mutter	mother
Mutterleib	womb
Muttertag	Mothering Sunday, Mothers' Day
Mystik	mysticism
Mystiker/in	mystic
Nachbar/in	neighbour
nachdenklich	thoughtful
Nachfolger/in	successor
nachgeben	give in, give way
nachjagen	pursue
Nachkommen	descendants
Nacht	night
Nagel	nail
Naherwartung	expectation that Jesus will soon return
Nahrung	food
Narr/Närrin	fool	sometimes used in the Bible to refer to someone who does not take God seriously
natürlich	natural	sometimes used in opposition to “spiritual”
Nazarener	Nazarene
Neid	envy
neidisch	envious
neue Schöpfung	new creation	description of the renewed character of a person who has begun to follow Christ
Neues Testament	New Testament	the section of the Bible written after the life of Christ
neutrale/r Beobachter/in	outside observer
Nichtigkeit	vanity, meaninglessness
Niederlage	defeat
Nihilismus	nihilism	belief that life is futile and religious beliefs are meaningless
nützlich	useful
nutzlos	useless