[ger-MINE-der] A German word for "community" or "village." On German wine labels the name of the Gemeinde (appended with an er, which converts it to an adjective) precedes that of the grosslage or einzellage. For example, the Einzellage named Mäuerchen associated with the village named Geisenheim appears on the label as "Geisenheimer Mäuerchen"; the Grosslage named Auflangen associated with the town of Nierstein appears as "Niersteiner Auflangen."
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Gemeinde (plural: GemeindenSAY[1]) is a German word for borough, commune, community, township, municipality, or in religious contexts, a parish or congregation (sometimes, Kirchengemeinde). [2]
Die Gemeinde[1] (feminine noun, singular) also means, approximately, the parish or the community. This term in its theological usage, means more than just a community or parish. It has no English equivalent except among Mormons, who call it a ward. It encompasses the meaning of parish assembly (as a group entity) but also the congregation as a koinonia (Greek) or fellowship of believers.
It has also been used for the word "congregation" in a Kirchenbuch or "Churchbook".
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Notes
- ^ a b The term "Die Gemeinde" is pronounced as "DEE gah-MINE-dah" as 4 syllables in German.
- ^ "Travlang's German-English On-line Dictionary" (result for "Gemeinde"), Travlang (travlang.com), 2000, webpage: travlang-Gemeinde.
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