Mit jelent a „gender” fogalom? Használhatjuk-e az egyházban, vagy féljünk tőle?
What does the term "gender" mean? Can we use it in church or should we be afraid of it?

Summary/Abstract: In our paper we would to discuss about the difference between the meaning of the words gender and sex, in order to try and understand why is it important to distinguish correctly when to use gender specific expressions. We discuss the etymology of the word and, on the other hand, we try to find the most useful translations and expressions which will help us integrate the word gender in Hungarian texts. It’s important for us to find the proper meaning of the used word (in this case, we discuss the word gender) in order to understand the texts we read in a proper manner. The misunderstanding of the word gender caused a lot of stereotypes, even oppression, when it came to talk about women and their role in society and in Church, so we must be aware to read and understand the meaning of a specific text using our best knowledge and trying to do our best to avoid stereotypization.

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