gottergeben
resigned to God's will, pious
English translations
- 01
resigned to fate
- 02
submissive to God's will
Word details
- German meaning
- Gottergeben bedeutet, sich vollständig dem Willen Gottes unterzuordnen und ein Leben im Glauben zu führen.
- English meaning
- Devout, God-fearing
- Synonym
- fromm, gläubig
- German example
- Sie führte ein gottergebenes Leben im Kloster.
- English example
- She led a devout life in the monastery.
- Comparative
- gottergebenerSuperlative: am gottergebensten
Example sentences with “gottergeben”
Sie war in ihr Schicksal gottergeben. (She was resigned to her fate.)
Frequently asked questions
Does it mean giving up?
It implies accepting one's fate with faith rather than despair.