dienst — meaning in English
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English meaning
- favor noun (US spelling; UK "favour") A kind or helpful act done for someone.
- mass noun A large body or quantity of matter without a definite shape.
- office noun A room or building where people do administrative or professional work.
- service noun Work done to help or benefit someone, or the act of providing this.
Senses
dienst is used for these senses in English:
- Mass (Roman Catholic Church) The principal liturgical service of the Church, encompassing both a scripture service (Liturgy of the Word) and a eucharistic service (Liturgy of the Eucharist), which includes the consecration and oblation (offering) of the host and wine.
- favor A kind or helpful deed; an instance of voluntarily assisting (someone).
- favor Goodwill; benevolent regard.
- office (religion) A ceremonial duty or service, particularly:
- office Official position, particularly high employment within government; tenure in such a position.
- service (economics) The practice of providing assistance as economic activity.
- service A religious rite or ritual.
favor — full definition
- noun (US spelling; UK "favour") A kind or helpful act done for someone.
- noun Approval, support, or preference shown toward someone or something.
- verb To prefer one option over another, or to treat someone with special kindness.
mass — full definition
- noun A large body or quantity of matter without a definite shape.
- noun In physics, a measure of how much matter an object contains, and its resistance to acceleration.
- noun A large number of people, or ordinary people as a whole.
- adj Involving or affecting a very large number of people or things.
- noun The Eucharist service in Roman Catholic and some other Christian traditions.