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religious community
An organized group of people connected by a shared faith, shared religious practices, and rituals.
In Deutschland sind viele verschiedene Religionsgemeinschaften als Körperschaften des öffentlichen Rechts anerkannt.
In Germany, many different religious communities are recognized as corporations under public law.
The word is a compound made up of 'Religion' (religion), the linking element '-s-', and 'Gemeinschaft' (community). So it literally means a 'Gemeinschaft der Religion' (community of religion).
Jede große Religion besteht aus vielen einzelnen Religionsgemeinschaften.
Every major religion consists of many individual religious communities.
Common verbs used with this noun are 'angehören' (to belong to) and 'anerkennen' (to recognize). You can 'einer Religionsgemeinschaft angehören' (belong to a religious community), or a group can 'als Religionsgemeinschaft anerkannt werden' (be recognized as a religious community).
Er gehört seit seiner Kindheit dieser Religionsgemeinschaft an.
He has belonged to this religious community since childhood.
'Religionsgemeinschaft' (religious community) is a formal and official term. It is often used in legal, political, and sociological texts to describe the organized and legal status of a religious group.
Das Gesetz regelt die Rechte und Pflichten von Religionsgemeinschaften.
The law regulates the rights and duties of religious communities.
church
'die Kirche' and 'die Religionsgemeinschaft' can both mean an organized group of believers. 'Kirche' is used mainly in a Christian context, for example for the Catholic or Protestant Church. 'Religionsgemeinschaft' is more general and can refer to groups from different religions. The words can be confused because a church can be a religious community. If you are not talking specifically about Christianity, 'Religionsgemeinschaft' is often more neutral and more precise.
Morgen stellt sich die Religionsgemeinschaft im Rathaus vor.
Tomorrow the religious community will introduce itself at the town hall.
Die Kirche plant im Sommer ein Fest für die Nachbarschaft.
The church is planning a summer festival for the neighborhood.