- 亵渎xiè dúto blaspheme, to profane (sacred things); to defile, to desecrate (something noble or pure)HSK 7-9
- 骨灰gǔ huīashes of the dead (after cremation)HSK 7-9
- 修道院xiū dào yuàn(religion) monastery; (religion) conventHSK 7-9
- 教皇Jiào huángpopeHSK 7-9
- 永生yǒng shēngeternal life; immortalityHSK 7-9
- 教徒jiào túbeliever, follower (of a religion)HSK 7-9
- 摩西Mó xīMoses (Biblical figure)HSK 7-9
- 再生zài shēngto be reborn (religiously or metaphorically); to regenerate; to recycle (materials); (of a famous person) a second incarnation; to appear again in another formHSK 6
- 法师fǎ shīMaster (title for a Buddhist or Daoist priest)HSK 7-9
- 教父jiào fù(noun) godfather (in Christian baptism); (noun) godfather (mafia boss)HSK 7-9
- 复活节Fù huó jiéEasterHSK 7-9
- 罪人zuì réncriminal, offender (formal/literary); sinner (religious or moral context)HSK 7-9
- 异教徒yì jiào túpagan, heathen (someone who follows a different religion)HSK 7-9
- 圣地shèng dìsacred place (religious or historical); shrine; a place of great reverence or significanceHSK 7-9
- 迷信mí xìnto be superstitious about; to have blind faith in (something)HSK 7-9
- 赎罪shú zuìto atone for a crime or sin; to make amendsHSK 7-9
- 罪孽zuì nièsin; wrongdoing; retribution (as a consequence of sin)HSK 7-9
- 长老zhǎng lǎo(Buddhism) senior monk, elder; (Christianity) church elder; (in traditional communities) village elderHSK 7-9
- 天主教徒tiān zhǔ jiào túCatholic (a person who follows Catholicism)HSK 7-9
- 神灵shén línggod; deity; divine being; spirit; supernatural force; numinous powerHSK 7-9
- 洗礼xǐ lǐ(Christianity) baptism; (figurative) a severe ordeal or initiation that tests and transformsHSK 7-9
- 圣灵Shèng língHoly Spirit (Christianity)HSK 7-9
- 金刚jīn gāngdiamond; vajra (Buddhist ritual object / thunderbolt); (Buddhist) guardian deity warrior attendantHSK 7-9
- 福音fú yīnGospel (Christian); good news, glad tidings, blessingHSK 7-9
- 十字shí zìcross (shape); cross-shapedHSK 7-9
- 寺sìBuddhist temple; mosque (in 清真寺)HSK 7-9
- 布道bù dàoto preach (a religious sermon); to evangelizeHSK 7-9
- 化身huà shēnincarnation; embodiment; personificationHSK 7-9
- 教区jiào qūparish (subdivision of a diocese under a priest); diocese (territorial division under a bishop)HSK 7-9
- 许愿xǔ yuànto make a wishHSK 7-9
- 葬zàngto bury (the dead)HSK 7-9
- 门徒mén túdisciple; follower; adherentHSK 7-9
- 慈悲cí bēi(noun) compassion (especially in Buddhism); mercy, benevolenceHSK 7-9
- 和尚hé shangBuddhist monkHSK 7-9
- 犹大Yóu dàJudas (biblical figure; also used figuratively for a traitor)HSK 7-9
- 超度chāo dùto perform religious ceremonies (Buddhist/Taoist) to deliver the soul of the deceased from sufferingHSK 7-9
- 得救dé jiùto be saved (from danger, disaster, etc.); (Christianity) to obtain salvation; to be redeemedHSK 7-9
- 教士jiào shìclergyman, priest, Christian missionary (general term for a religious minister, especially in Christianity)HSK 7-9
- 娘娘Niáng niáng(historical) imperial consort (empress or high-ranking concubine); (in folk religion) goddess, female deityHSK 7-9
- 守护神shǒu hù shénguardian spirit, patron saint, protective deityHSK 7-9
- 犹太教Yóu tài jiàoJudaismHSK 7-9
- 信奉xìn fèngto believe in (a religion, doctrine, ideology)HSK 7-9
- 圣徒shèng túsaint; apostle (in Christianity)HSK 7-9
- 伊斯兰Yī sī lánIslamHSK 7-9
- 护身符hù shēn fú(noun) protective talisman or amulet (often inscribed with texts or symbols); (noun, figurative) something that provides immunity or protection from consequencesHSK 7-9
- 圣洁shèng jiéholy and pure, sacredHSK 7-9
- 神殿shén diàntemple (especially of ancient or mythological deities); sanctuaryHSK 7-9
- 耶酥Yē sūJesus (variant of 耶稣)HSK 7-9
- 邪教xié jiàocult (officially designated as harmful or illegal); heresy; false religious doctrineHSK 7-9
- 修士xiū shì(religious) brother, friar; (classical/literary) a man of irreproachable conductHSK 7-9
- 庙miàotemple (Buddhist or Taoist)HSK 7-9
- 真主Zhēn zhǔAllah (the Islamic God, as referred to in Chinese)HSK 7-9
- 圣殿shèng diànholy place, sanctuary, templeHSK 7-9
- 圣父Shèng FùHoly Father (the first person of the Trinity in Christianity)HSK 7-9
- 教义jiào yìreligious doctrine; creedHSK 7-9
- 神明shén mínggod; deity; divinityHSK 7-9
- 伊甸园yī diàn yuánGarden of Eden (biblical paradise); paradise, idyllic place (metaphorical)HSK 7-9
- 天主Tiān ZhǔGod (in Catholicism)HSK 7-9
- 清真寺qīng zhēn sìmosqueHSK 7-9
- 弥撒mí saCatholic MassHSK 7-9