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skjebnefellesskap

English translation: shared destiny

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Norwegian term or phrase:skjebnefellesskap
English translation:shared destiny
Entered by: William [Bill] Gray

09:23 Sep 5, 2015
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Religion / Religious history
Norwegian term or phrase: skjebnefellesskap
I could use a little help to find a good word/words for this word in an academic document outlining religious political history in the sixteenth century:

"Stikk i strid med Melanchthons ønske om en riksreformasjon, var lutheranerne og zwinglianerne på veg inn i et skjebnefellesskap."
William [Bill] Gray
Norway
Local time: 19:10
shared destiny
Explanation:
I agree with Per, there are many ways to say the same thing. This would probably be my choice.
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Diarmuid Kennan
Ireland
Local time: 18:10
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Thanks to you all for your respsonses. I think Diarmuid's suggestion is the one that fits best for my purposes. It is very similar to Per's suggestion, and simply fits the genre better: as Per states, there could be any ways to combine the two concepts. Thanks again.
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1shared destiny
Diarmuid Kennan
4fellowship of fate
Vedis Bjørndal
3common fate
Per Bergvall


  

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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
common fate


Explanation:
Surely there must be several ways of putting this, and I am not sure which would suit you better. Commonality of fates? Unity of destinies?

Per Bergvall
Norway
Local time: 19:10
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
shared destiny


Explanation:
I agree with Per, there are many ways to say the same thing. This would probably be my choice.

Diarmuid Kennan
Ireland
Local time: 18:10
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks to you all for your respsonses. I think Diarmuid's suggestion is the one that fits best for my purposes. It is very similar to Per's suggestion, and simply fits the genre better: as Per states, there could be any ways to combine the two concepts. Thanks again.

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agree  Michele Fauble
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53 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
fellowship of fate


Explanation:
Another option


    Reference: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13617670802289718...
Vedis Bjørndal
Norway
Local time: 19:10
Native speaker of: Norwegian
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