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Re: Non-constructed religions

From:Simon Kissane <jilba@...>
Date:Tuesday, November 10, 1998, 5:28
Carlos Thompson wrote:
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> I wonder which terms are used in describing the natreligions our > fictional caracters are in contact with or how are they used in > non-fictional conlangs (auxlangs, explangs, personal artlangs). What is > the name of God as used in the Judeo-Christian-Islamic world. Which > analogies does it has (Father, Lord, Creator, All-mighty, The One). > Which word is used for god, godess, angel, deamon, Satan; this would be > useful even inf ficlangs when talking to the belief systems of > neighbouring ficcultures.
I am developing a conlang for a fictional world, and I have come up with words like "God" (yah), "Satan" (asarna), "Father" (abba), "Lord" (tolon)... but I kind of regret it, because the fictional world that goes with it doesn't have any of those Judaeo-Christian-Islamic concepts... Simon Kissane