中世の教会は肉体をさげすみ霊をたたえた。

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English Translation

The medieval church despised the body and exalted the spirit.

Furigana

中世(ちゅうせい)の教会(きょうかい)は肉体(にくたい)をさげすみ霊(れい)をたたえた。

Romanji

Chūsei no kyōkai wa nikutai o sagesumi rei o tataeta.

Words

中世 (ちゅうせい)

Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods ); medieval times; mediaeval times

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

教会 (きょうかい)

church

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

肉体 (にくたい)

the body; the flesh

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

蔑む (さげすむ)

to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain

霊 (れい)

soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost

称える (たたえる)

to extol; to give praise