Master

This article describes the job title Master. For further meanings see Master (term clarifying).

The expression Master (v. lat.: more magister Teacher) designates

  • in the legal sense in Germany one Craftsman or Skilled worker, the one Mastership examination successfully put down. This certifies it both extensive theoretical and practical knowledge in its handicraft and permits it, an own crafts enterprise to lead as well as even further persons (The one which can be traineeto train) in its handicraft. The authorization for the training is however with that Teacher qualification test coupled, in the master training is integrated. At the chambers of trade work Upper master, those manage the respective handicraft in their district.
  • in Austria distinctive into that commercial Master and that Foreman. During the commercial master similar rights, like the master in Germany has, thus Apprentices to train may and itself depending upon Industrial law to make independent may, the necessary commercial training is missing to the foreman.
  • The term becomes frequent also for point Persons used. That can be done on those old high German Translation of more magister in that Bible back, where Jesus "master" is called. Also the teachers of the monks become accordingly in Zen Buddhismus Master mentioned. Master becomes accordingly also for the teachers more asiatically Combat equipment used, where the masters also Dan or Sensei are called.
  • Freebricklayer-lied a member, itself into that Vorgraden "apprentice" and "associated" sufficiently worked and for more difficult and higher objectives to be used can. The director/conductor of one Johannis johannis-Loge (also: Blue loge) becomes Master of the chair tituliert.
  • in Sport a person or Crew, if it with a sporty Competition, that Championship, first Place occupied. These championships are regionally gradated accomplished (z.B. CityCircle, District -, Country -, Federation -, European and/or. World championships) and in most kinds of sport on national level annually, internationally in rhythm of several years delivered.
  • within the range that Esoterik also synonymously to the word Guru common.
  • in that Theosophie becomes large way how Herkules, Rama, Krishna, Shankaracarya, Buddha, Confucius, Christ, by all ages through as teachers for mankind came, as Master of the wisdom designated.
  • generally linguistic usage someone, some certain Discipline controls particularly well. Here is z.B. the formulation "it is typical a master of its subject". The name for some occupations and vocational functions contains the part Master, z.B. Traffic master or River master. Many Ranks of An official contain the part Master, z.B. Law being awake master.
  • in the literature is the master one of the main figures out The master and Margarita the Russian writer Mikhail Afanasjewitsch Bulgakow

 

  > German to English > de.wikipedia.org (Machine translated into English)