Köhlerglaube

German

Etymology

Köhler (“collier, charcoal burner”) +‎ Glaube (“faith”); from a German anecdote, retold by Martin Luther, of a collier who was asked about what he believed and answered "what the church believes". When asked what the church believes, he answered "what I believe". Cf. French foi du charbonnier, Dutch kolenbrandersgeloof.

Noun

Köhlerglaube m (weak, genitive Köhlerglaubens, no plural)

  1. blind loyalty

Declension

Declension of Köhlerglaube [sg-only, masculine, weak]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Köhlerglaube
genitive eines des Köhlerglaubens
dative einem dem Köhlerglauben
accusative einen den Köhlerglauben

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