礼拝|れいはいreihai[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbworship (esp. Christian); (church) service
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 礼拝する（れいはいする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 礼拝します（れいはいします） |
| Negative (nai) | 礼拝しない（れいはいしない） |
| polite (masen) | 礼拝しません（れいはいしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 礼拝せず・礼拝せぬ（れいはいせず・れいはいせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 礼拝した（れいはいした） |
| polite (mashita) | 礼拝しました（れいはいしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 礼拝しなかった（れいはいしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 礼拝しませんでした（れいはいしませんでした） |
| Te form | 礼拝して（れいはいして） |
| Potential | 礼拝できる（れいはいできる） |
| Passive | 礼拝される（れいはいされる） |
| Causative | 礼拝させる（れいはいさせる） |
| Causative passive | 礼拝させられる（れいはいさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 礼拝すれば（れいはいすれば） |
| tara | 礼拝したら（れいはいしたら） |
| Volitional | 礼拝しよう（れいはいしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 礼拝しましょう（れいはいしましょう） |
| Imperative | 礼拝しろ（れいはいしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym崇拝すうはいWrittenWritten. Worship or adoration of idols and revered figures; 「礼拝」 is worship of gods, and in Christian use is read 「れいはい」.
- Synonym拝礼はいれいWrittenWritten. Bowing one's head in worship or a shrine visit; 「礼拝」 is the more common word for worship.
- Synonym拝むおがむNeutralA verb: to press one's hands together and bow in prayer, also to beg; 「礼拝」 is a noun.
- Related礼賛らいさんWrittenWritten. Praising the virtues of gods and Buddhas, or extolling people; 「礼拝」 is the act of worship itself.
- Related賛美さんびWrittenWritten. Praise or glorification, as in 「賛美歌」 (hymn); 「礼拝」 is the act of worship, not the praise itself.
- Related参拝さんぱいNeutralVisiting a shrine or temple to worship; 「礼拝」 leans toward church services and Christian worship.
- Related信心しんじんWrittenWritten. Faith and devotion toward gods or Buddhas; 「礼拝」 is the act of worship that expresses such faith.
- Related敬ううやまうNeutralA verb: to respect and honour people or deities; 「礼拝」 is a noun for religious worship specifically.
- Relatedお参りおまいりCasualColloquial. Going to worship at a shrine or temple, or visiting a grave; 「礼拝」 leans toward church services.
- Related尊崇そんすうWrittenWritten. The feeling of revering and looking up to someone; 「礼拝」 is the concrete ritual act of worship.
- Related恭敬きょうけいWrittenWritten. A respectful, reverent attitude; 「礼拝」 is the concrete religious act of worship.
- Related斎くいつくFormalFormal, archaic. To revere and enshrine gods or Buddhas; 「礼拝」 is the more general word for worship.
- Antonym冒涜ぼうとくWrittenWritten. Blasphemy or desecration of what is sacred — the opposite of reverent worship like 「礼拝」.
For worship of gods — especially a church service — use 「礼拝」. For visiting a shrine or temple, choose 「参拝」 or the colloquial 「お参り」; for pressing hands together in prayer, 「拝む」; for adoration of idols or people, 「崇拝」. 「冒涜」 is its opposite, blasphemy.
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