andakt

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms
  • andagt (non-standard since 1917)

Etymology

From Danish andagt, from German Andacht (“to think of something”).

Noun

andakt f or m (definite singular andakten or andakta, indefinite plural andakter or andaktar, definite plural andaktene or andaktane)

  1. (uncountable) a religious, serious sense of reverence; devotion; zeal; veneration
  2. (countable) a devotional

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