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

From:andrew <hobbit@...>
Date:Tuesday, November 23, 1999, 7:08
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. -- Andrew Smith, Intheologus hobbit@earthlight.co.nz "Death is an evil; the gods have so judged it; had it been good, they would die." - Sappho of Lesbos.