Re: CHAT: Congregationalism & Religious Terms In Dublex (was Turtledove (was: RE: Nov 11th))

Am 11/23 00:10  Jeffrey Henning yscrifef:

> Wow, am I the only Congregationalist on this list?!  I grew up in this
Quite possible.  I believe that Linguafictors from non-liturgical
Christian traditions are in the minority in contrast with those from
liturgical Christian traditions.

> To bring this back to conlanging, here are some possible words in Dublex for
> churches and denominations (remember that 'h' is pronounced /sh/):
>
> devbin [god+building]  church, synagogue, temple -- a building for worship
>
> devbinpub [church(god+building)+people-group]  congregation -- the members
> of a specific religious group who regulary worship in a particular church
>
A good distinction.  I think you could also add devbin(+work) for
'worship, church' -- the collective activity of a specific religious
group in worship; to go to church, to go to worship.

> devsist [god+system] religion, faith -- an institution created to express
> belief in a divine power
>
Expect a lot of people to point out that not all religions are theistic.
I would suggest borrowing a phrase from the rationalists, 'philosophy of
life', which is broader in concept; perhaps [world(view)+system].

> carsdevsist [cross+religion(god-system)] Christianity, Christian religion --
> the system of Christian beliefs and practices
>
> carsdevhuman [cross+god+human]  Jesus, Jesus of Nazareth, Jesus Christ,
> Christ, Savior, Saviour, Good Shepherd, Redeemer -- a Jewish prophet of the
> first century (circa 8 BC - 29 AD) slain on a cross by the Romans; to
> Christians he was both God and man: the Messiah sent to save the human race
> from the sin it inherited through the Fall of Man
>
> devhuman [god+human]  messiah, christ -- any expected deliverer
>
As messiah/christ literally means annointed, and the Christian
association with divinity was an innovation perhaps devhun [god+choice]
would be a better translation.

- andrew.
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Andrew Smith, Intheologus                       hobbit@earthlight.co.nz

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