Definition
Objects of religious devotion or piety; cheap or tasteless religious articles or artwork; tawdry sacred merchandise.
Etymology
From French 'bon Dieu' (good God) plus the diminutive/pejorative suffix -erie. The French term originally denoted pious objects but evolved to imply cheap commercialization of faith, entering English art criticism in the 19th century.
Kelly Says
The word bondieuserie captures a centuries-old tension: the moment religious faith becomes commercialized into mass-produced trinkets and greeting cards, sparking debates about whether selling devotion cheapens or spreads it.
Translations
CACatalà
esclavitud
eh-skla-vee-tood
CSČeština
otroctví
oh-troh-tchee-vee
DADansk
slaveri
slah-ve-ree
DEDeutsch
Leibeigenschaft
lay-bah-gehn-shahft
ELΕλληνικά
δουλεία
thoo-lee-ah
ESEspañol
servidumbre
seh-vee-doom-breh
FISuomi
orjuus
oh-roo-yus
FRFrançais
servitude
sehr-vee-tood
HUMagyar
rabszolgaság
rahb-sohl-gah-shahg
IDBahasa Indonesia
perbudakan
pehr-bood-ah-kan
ITItaliano
servitù
sehr-vee-toh
MRMR
गुलामगिरी
goo-lah-mah-gee-ree
MSBahasa Melayu
perhambaan
pehr-hahm-bahhn
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်စနစ်
kywan sa nit
NLNederlands
slavernij
slah-vehr-nee
NONorsk
slaveri
slah-ve-ree
PLPolski
niewolnictwo
nyev-ohl-nee-stvo
PTPortuguês
servidão
seh-vee-dah-oh
RORomână
sclavie
sklah-vee-eh
RUРусский
рабство
rab-stvo
SVSvenska
slaveri
slah-ve-ree
SWKiswahili
utumwa
oo-tohm-wah
TEతెలుగు
బానిసత్వం
baa-nee-sat-vam
TLTL
pagkaalipin
pahg-kah-ah-lee-pin
TRTürkçe
kölelik
koh-leh-leek
UKУкраїнська
рабство
rab-stvo
VITiếng Việt
nô lệ
noh leh
ZUZU
ubunyonzi
oo-boon-yoh-nzee