Noun
die Erlösung
Pronunciation: /ɛɐ̯ˈløːzʊŋ/
relief, release (from something unpleasant)
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plural Erlösungen
Meanings
Noun
- relief, release (from something unpleasant)
- deliverance; liberation
- deliverance; redemption; salvation (liberation from sin, its destructive power and its punishment)
Example sentence
Als der Regen endlich aufhörte, war das eine echte Erlösung.
When the rain finally stopped, it was a real relief.
Word forms
singular
die Erlösung
plural
die Erlösungen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Erlösung
Accusativedie Erlösung
Dativeder Erlösung
Genitiveder Erlösung
Plural
Nominativedie Erlösungen
Accusativedie Erlösungen
Dativeden Erlösungen
Genitiveder Erlösungen
Usage
- eine Erlösung für jemanden — a relief for someone after something unpleasant
- Erlösung von Schuld — deliverance from guilt or sin; a religious or moral context
Das Ende des langen Wartens war für uns eine Erlösung.
The end of the long wait was a relief for us.