성 (聖)

Not a terribly common Hanja character but an easy one to recognize in Hangul is 聖 (성인 성). It stands for 'Holy'.

성경 (聖經)
the Bible, holy book

구약성경 (舊約聖書)
*the Old Testament

신약성경 (新約聖書)
the New Testament

성가 (聖歌)
church hymns, sacred songs

성수 (聖水)
holy water

성인 (聖人)
saint, holy person

성경 용어 (聖經 用語)
Biblical language

성화 (聖火)
the Olympic torch, holy fire

성단 (聖壇)
a pulpit, altar, shrine

성물
holy item, thing

영성체
holy communion, Eucharist


*Don't be goofy and assume that 신약 means "foot medicine". The correct hanja are 新 (새 신) and 舊 (옛 구)

**There's lots, and I do mean, lots of 성 out there so be careful. One of them is 星 that stands for "star" as in "three stars" 삼성 (三聖) or "star cluster" 성단 (星團). Another is 性 which stands for "sex" as in "gender" 성별 (性別) and "personality" 성격 (性格)

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