Gravamen

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Gravamen

[ɡʁaˈvaːmən]

Rhymes with aːmən

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Entlehnung aus dem lateinischen gravamen ^(→ la)

noun Gravamen · Gravamina · Gravamens

formal, plural normally Beschwerde, insbesondere die in schriftlicher Form gegen die Kirche und den Klerus im 15. und 16. Jahrhundert geäußert wurde
Opposite: Lob

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@misc{gravamen_2026,
  title = {Gravamen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/gravamen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}