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rippikoulu.

A "confirmation school"; in the Finnish Lutheran tradition, religious classes that a person is required to complete before being allowed a Christian wedding or being accepted to become a godparent, which normally consist of 80 hours of teaching and is done at the age of 15, and at the end of which the children receive the confirmation.

10 characters4 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈripːiˌkou̯lu/[ˈripːiˌko̞u̯lu]
  1. A "confirmation school"; in the Finnish Lutheran tradition, religious classes that a person is required to complete before being allowed a Christian wedding or being accepted to become a godparent, which normally consist of 80 hours of teaching and is done at the age of 15, and at the end of which the children receive the confirmation.

Where this word comes from

rippi (“(religious) confession, confirmation”) + koulu (“school”)

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