祭司は人々を道徳的に高めようとした。

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祭司は人々を道徳的に高めようとした。

English Translation

The priest tried to improve the people's morals.

Furigana

祭司(さいし)は人々(ひとびと)を道徳的(どうとくてき)に高(たか)めようとした。

Romanji

Saishi wa hitobito o dōtokuteki ni takameyou to shita.

Words

祭司 (さいし)

priest

は (は)

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

人々 (ひとびと、にんにん)

each person; people; men and women; everybody

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.

道徳的 (どうとくてき)

ethical; moral

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

高める (たかめる)

to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to