Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Danish term or phrase:
autoritetstro
English translation:
belief in authority
Added to glossary by
Isak Otto
Nov 7, 2001 14:19
22 yrs ago
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Danish term
autoritetstro
Danish to English
Art/Literary
The Danish word denotes uncritical acceptance of authority and their decisions. It is mostly used in political or employment contexts, but in this case in a religious context, where it indicates blindly trusting tradition and edicts or decisions of superiors at the expense of a personal, living faith. Because of this it is highly desired that the English expression should contain the word 'faith'.
Proposed translations
(English)
5 | belief in authority |
Eva Palm
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5 +2 | Orthodox and subservient |
Michael Tettinek
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5 +1 | blind faith in authority |
Robert Creutz (X)
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5 | orthodoxy/orthodox |
lone (X)
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5 | faith in authority |
Sven Petersson
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5 | Addendum to my answer: |
Sven Petersson
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3 +1 | Blind faith in those in authority |
Eliza-Anna
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Proposed translations
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Selected
belief in authority
Prisma Swe-Eng + danishspeaking + me
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Comment: "Thanks to everyone. I hadn't expected so much! I had turned it over very long in my mind, and the entry I have chosen was probably the only one I had never considered and for some reason or other not been happy with. Orthodox backtranslates as rettroende - and also may be confused with the faith of the Orthodox Churches, which may hurt some - apart from being quite wide of the mark.
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18 mins
orthodoxy/orthodox
I hope this helps you!
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Reference:
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28 mins
Addendum to my answer:
From V&B:
autoritetstro en
orthodoxy;
adj. orthodox
autoritet en -er
authority;
(neds.) officialdom;
• han er en autoritet i he is an authority on (fx chemistry);
have autoritet over (for) én have authority over sby;
have autoritet til at be authorized to, have the authority to;
hævde sin autoritet assert one's authority;
de kommunale autoriteter the Municipal Authorities;
(tale, etc.) med autoritet (speak, etc.) authoritatively (el. with authority);
på egen autoritet on one's own authority;
de stedlige autoriteter the local authorities;
udøve autoritet over for én exercise authority over sby;
undergrave éns autoritet undermine sby's authority;
være i konflikt med autoriteterne
run foul of the authorities;
T be in trouble with the Law;
være uden autoritet til (at gøre) noget have no authority for (, to do) sth;
* parental authority;
the authority of the teacher;
on the authority of the Bible.
tro¹ en
1. (mods. viden, tvivl) belief (fx belief in God (, in ghosts); reason and belief);
2. (religion etc.)
faith (fx the Christian faith; he belongs to another faith);
(trosbekendelse) faith, creed;
3. (tillid) trust, reliance;
• [A: forb. med sb., pron., adj.; B: med vb.; C: med præp.]
A blind tro blind faith, implicit faith;
troens forsvarer the Defender of the Faith;
tro, håb og kærlighed (bibl.) faith, hope and charity;
det er min tro at it is my belief that, I am persuaded (el. convinced) that;
min tro! (glds.) upon my word!
din tro er stor (bibl.) great is thy faith;
stærk tro strong faith;
det er en udbredt tro at it is widely believed (el. held) that;
B afsværge sin tro
renounce (el. abjure) one's faith;
recant;
bekende troen se bekende;
få troen i hænde realize the truth;
give én sin tro (glds. & poet.) plight one's troth to sby;
troen kan flytte bjerge faith removes mountains;
miste sin tro lose one's faith;
C dø i troen (2) die in the faith;
dø i troen på at (1) die in the belief that;
være stiv i troen be (very) orthodox;
i den tro at thinking that, in the belief that;
være i den tro at
think that;
be under the impression that;
lad ham kun blive i den tro don't enlighten him;
i den fejlagtige tro at in the mistaken belief that;
leve i den tro at
be firmly convinced that;
labour under the belief (el. conviction) that;
vi levede i den glade tro at we fondly imagined that;
gøre (, sige) noget i god tro do (, say) sth in good faith;
handle (, være) i god tro be in good faith;
en køber (etc.) der er i god tro a bona fide purchaser (etc.);
i ond tro in bad faith;
enhver bliver salig i sin tro se salig;
tro på belief in;
på tro og love on one's honour;
erklæring på tro og love solemn declaration;
forpligte sig på tro og love til at
make a solemn declaration that one will;
pledge one's faith to (fx help him);
have (, miste) troen på nogen (, på sig selv) have (, lose) faith in sby (, in oneself);
have tro på fremtiden have confidence in (el. be confident of) the future;
have tro på at be confident that;
have tro til have faith in, trust, have confidence in, believe in (fx I don't believe in doctors);
autoritetstro en
orthodoxy;
adj. orthodox
autoritet en -er
authority;
(neds.) officialdom;
• han er en autoritet i he is an authority on (fx chemistry);
have autoritet over (for) én have authority over sby;
have autoritet til at be authorized to, have the authority to;
hævde sin autoritet assert one's authority;
de kommunale autoriteter the Municipal Authorities;
(tale, etc.) med autoritet (speak, etc.) authoritatively (el. with authority);
på egen autoritet on one's own authority;
de stedlige autoriteter the local authorities;
udøve autoritet over for én exercise authority over sby;
undergrave éns autoritet undermine sby's authority;
være i konflikt med autoriteterne
run foul of the authorities;
T be in trouble with the Law;
være uden autoritet til (at gøre) noget have no authority for (, to do) sth;
* parental authority;
the authority of the teacher;
on the authority of the Bible.
tro¹ en
1. (mods. viden, tvivl) belief (fx belief in God (, in ghosts); reason and belief);
2. (religion etc.)
faith (fx the Christian faith; he belongs to another faith);
(trosbekendelse) faith, creed;
3. (tillid) trust, reliance;
• [A: forb. med sb., pron., adj.; B: med vb.; C: med præp.]
A blind tro blind faith, implicit faith;
troens forsvarer the Defender of the Faith;
tro, håb og kærlighed (bibl.) faith, hope and charity;
det er min tro at it is my belief that, I am persuaded (el. convinced) that;
min tro! (glds.) upon my word!
din tro er stor (bibl.) great is thy faith;
stærk tro strong faith;
det er en udbredt tro at it is widely believed (el. held) that;
B afsværge sin tro
renounce (el. abjure) one's faith;
recant;
bekende troen se bekende;
få troen i hænde realize the truth;
give én sin tro (glds. & poet.) plight one's troth to sby;
troen kan flytte bjerge faith removes mountains;
miste sin tro lose one's faith;
C dø i troen (2) die in the faith;
dø i troen på at (1) die in the belief that;
være stiv i troen be (very) orthodox;
i den tro at thinking that, in the belief that;
være i den tro at
think that;
be under the impression that;
lad ham kun blive i den tro don't enlighten him;
i den fejlagtige tro at in the mistaken belief that;
leve i den tro at
be firmly convinced that;
labour under the belief (el. conviction) that;
vi levede i den glade tro at we fondly imagined that;
gøre (, sige) noget i god tro do (, say) sth in good faith;
handle (, være) i god tro be in good faith;
en køber (etc.) der er i god tro a bona fide purchaser (etc.);
i ond tro in bad faith;
enhver bliver salig i sin tro se salig;
tro på belief in;
på tro og love on one's honour;
erklæring på tro og love solemn declaration;
forpligte sig på tro og love til at
make a solemn declaration that one will;
pledge one's faith to (fx help him);
have (, miste) troen på nogen (, på sig selv) have (, lose) faith in sby (, in oneself);
have tro på fremtiden have confidence in (el. be confident of) the future;
have tro på at be confident that;
have tro til have faith in, trust, have confidence in, believe in (fx I don't believe in doctors);
Reference:
+2
10 hrs
Orthodox and subservient
Hi, Isakotto.
In the described situation I would definitely opt for an explanatory translation: My suggestion would be orthodox and subservient.
Native speaker.
In the described situation I would definitely opt for an explanatory translation: My suggestion would be orthodox and subservient.
Native speaker.
+1
12 hrs
Blind faith in those in authority
'autoritetstro' suggests blind faith.
Alternatively, I thought of Unquestioning trust of those in authority.
Alternatively, I thought of Unquestioning trust of those in authority.
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Robert Creutz (X)
: Or just "blind faith in authority".
5 hrs
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+1
19 hrs
blind faith in authority
"Authority" encompasses superiors, tradition, religious texts, etc. "Blind faith" excludes personal interpretation, even any thought of it.
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Pernille Chapman
: This corresponds to the asker's explanatory notes. However, Sven covers the general use of the Danish term best.
17 hrs
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