Exerzitium
German, noun/ɛksɛrˈt͡siːt͡si̯ʊm/
Exerzitium is spelled E-X-E-R-Z-I-T-I-U-M (10 letters) and appears about once in every 63 million words in written German, the 488,905th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Exerzitium is a German neuter noun meaning “retreat (time spent away from one’s normal life for prayer, religious learning, etc.)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Übung, Hausarbeit für die Schule”.
What does Exerzitium mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterretreat (time spent away from one’s normal life for prayer, religious learning, etc.)
Die Anmeldeliste zu unseren fünftägigen Exerzitien im Kloster XY liegt im Gemeindezentrum aus.
- 2
archaicneuterexercise; homework
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Übung, Hausarbeit für die Schule 2. geistliche Übungen; Zeiten, in denen sich Gläubige mehr als sonst der Besinnung widmen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Exerzitium
- Exerzitiums genitive
- Exerzitien plural
- Exercitium variant
- Exerzizien nominative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Exerzitium?
- /ɛksɛrˈt͡siːt͡si̯ʊm/
- [ɛksɛʁˈt͡siːt͡si̯ʊm]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Exerzitium in German?
Exerzitium appears about once in every 63 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).