Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Greek term or phrase:
κατάνυξη
English translation:
devout concentration
Greek term
Κατάνυξη
| 5 +3 | devout concentration |
Nick Lingris
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| 5 | Feeling of plenty and devotion, contrition, compunction |
George Tzathas
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| 5 | devoutness |
Assimina Vavoula
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| 4 | Devotion, piety, rapture |
Krisztina Lelik
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Oct 14, 2005 06:03: Maria Karra changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
Non-PRO (1): Krisztina Lelik
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Proposed translations
United Kingdom
The word is my oyster
Native in: Greek 
Works in: English to Greek, Greek to English, Greek
devout concentration
Επιζητώντας να διαφοροποιηθώ από λέξεις που περιορίζονται στη σημασία της ευσέβειας και ευλάβειας, θα υιοθετήσω τον όρο που δίνει ο J.T. Pring στο Oxford Dictionary of Modern Greek.
Παραδείγματα από τον διαδίκτυο:
- They stood in solemn silence; their faces had an expression of devout concentration; they prayed with fervour, deeply sighing, bowing low, devoutly lifting their eyes heavenward. And Foma looked now at one, now at another, and recalled what he knew about them. [The Man Who Was Afraid by Maxim Gorky: Chapter XIII]
- On my left side, Reb Yankel harmonized beautifully, his eyes clenched shut in devout concentration.
- makes a considerable strain on the attention of the worshipper; two long prayers in succession are not easy to follow with devout concentration.
- and recite the entire book of Psalms with devout concentration every day
- He listened to me, looking priestlike than ever, and with what--probably on account of his downcast eyes--had the appearance of devout concentration. [Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad]
- The three monasteries of Paros are full of sentiment and are liable to stir up strong emotions as they blend the beautiful architecture with the deep feeling of devout concentration.
- Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, has 537 parishes... Most of them have women's choirs, according to the bad Papal standards, which anything else but devout concentration cause to the Orthodox faithful.
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Note added at 8 hrs 40 mins (2005-10-14 13:53:45 GMT)
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Ζητώ συγγνώμη για το ζαβό παράθεμα από τον αγαπημένο μου Κόνραντ που αντέγραψα εδώ. Το σωστό είναι:
He listened to me, looking *more* priest-like than ever, and with what—probably on account of his downcast eyes—had the appearance of devout concentration.
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Vicky Papaprodromou
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Thank you, thank you!
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Nadia-Anastasia Fahmi
4 days
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Collective thanks.
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Helen Chrysanthopoulou
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Thanks, Helen.
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Also accounting qualifications
Native in: Greek 
Works in: English to Greek, Greek to English
Feeling of plenty and devotion, contrition, compunction
As translated in an old dictionary I have, its author's name
is Arnold Mandeson lecturer in Oxford University
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Note added at 38 mins (2005-10-14 05:52:33 GMT)
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I meant to write "feeling piety" not "Plenty" sorry about that
Greece
"By words the mind is winged"
Native in: Hungarian
Works in: Greek to Hungarian, English to Hungarian, Italian to Hungarian, and 4 more.
Devotion, piety, rapture
Greece
LEGAL, EU, CORPORATE TRANSLATIONS
Native in: Greek
Works in: French to Greek, Greek to French, English to Greek, and 3 more.
devoutness
http://www.allwords.com/word-devoutness.html
OXFORD GREEK-ENGLISH LEARNER'S DICTIONARY (STAVROPOULOS - HORNBY)
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