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Andächtigkeit

reverence

noun AHN-dekh-tikh-kyt Rare

Also means

solemnity

Usage Note

Andächtigkeit is the quality of being rapt or reverent, the abstract noun from andächtig. Rarer than Andacht; it stresses the attentive, hushed state itself rather than the act of devotion. Largely uncountable and somewhat literary.

Examples

"Mit großer Andächtigkeit lauschte das Publikum dem Chor."

Natural Translation

The audience listened to the choir with great reverence.

Literal Translation

With great reverence listened the audience to-the choir.

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