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One of the cool things about this field of study is an entirely new vocabulary that is coming my way. Starting a #thread of interesting new words I'm coming across as I navigate my way through interfaith studies. This should be fun. :)
Word of the day
MYSTAGOGIC
(noun) someone who instructs others before initiation into religious mysteries or before participation in the sacraments. a person whose teachings are said to be founded on mystical revelations. #IFthings
MYSTAGOGIC
(noun) someone who instructs others before initiation into religious mysteries or before participation in the sacraments. a person whose teachings are said to be founded on mystical revelations. #IFthings
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PERICOPE
(noun) [pronounced pey-ree-ka-pee] an extract from a text, especially a passage from the Bible.
"a book of pericopes"
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PERICOPE
(noun) [pronounced pey-ree-ka-pee] an extract from a text, especially a passage from the Bible.
"a book of pericopes"
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CONFESSIONALIZATION
(Noun) The fixing of religious beliefs into set categories of denomination or dogma.
#IFthings
CONFESSIONALIZATION
(Noun) The fixing of religious beliefs into set categories of denomination or dogma.
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RATIOCINATION
(Noun)
The process of exact thinking; a reasoned train of thought
- like "reasoning" but sounding like its baap
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RATIOCINATION
(Noun)
The process of exact thinking; a reasoned train of thought
- like "reasoning" but sounding like its baap
#IFthings
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YESHIVA
(noun) A institution for Jewish education, esp. religious scriptures like the Torah and Talmud
- similar to the Islamic madrasa
#IFthings
YESHIVA
(noun) A institution for Jewish education, esp. religious scriptures like the Torah and Talmud
- similar to the Islamic madrasa
#IFthings
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Incunable/ Incunabulum (sing. | plu. incunables/ incunabula)
(noun) An early printed book, especially ones printed in Europe before 1501. Famous example: The Gutenberg Bible
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Incunable/ Incunabulum (sing. | plu. incunables/ incunabula)
(noun) An early printed book, especially ones printed in Europe before 1501. Famous example: The Gutenberg Bible
#IFthings
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INDIGENISM
(noun) a form of native or ethnic nationalism, which stresses on the given group's indigeneity to their homeland. A proponent of such an ideology is an Indigenist.
#IFthings
INDIGENISM
(noun) a form of native or ethnic nationalism, which stresses on the given group's indigeneity to their homeland. A proponent of such an ideology is an Indigenist.
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AUTONOMISM
(noun) A set of anti-authoritarian left-wing political and social movements and theories.
{found a name for what my Twitter TL mostly looks like and I quite like it}
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AUTONOMISM
(noun) A set of anti-authoritarian left-wing political and social movements and theories.
{found a name for what my Twitter TL mostly looks like and I quite like it}
#IFthings
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APOLOGIA
(noun) a formal defense of an opinion, position or action.
[Not the same as apology, although same etymological roots. In its current form, especially in the realm of philosophy/ theology/religion, it may well mean the opposite of apology.]
#IFthings
APOLOGIA
(noun) a formal defense of an opinion, position or action.
[Not the same as apology, although same etymological roots. In its current form, especially in the realm of philosophy/ theology/religion, it may well mean the opposite of apology.]
#IFthings
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TOPOS (pl. topoi)
(noun) [Greek origin] locus; a method of developing arguments from a certain standpoint; a rhetorical/literary convention
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TOPOS (pl. topoi)
(noun) [Greek origin] locus; a method of developing arguments from a certain standpoint; a rhetorical/literary convention
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THEODICY
(noun) The vindication of divine providence/God in view of the existence of evil | a theological framework to explain how God may logically exist alongside evil
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THEODICY
(noun) The vindication of divine providence/God in view of the existence of evil | a theological framework to explain how God may logically exist alongside evil
#IFthings
Words of the day
INTEGRITY
COURAGE
RESISTANCE
These need no explanations, but practice. #IndiaRejectsCAB
INTEGRITY
COURAGE
RESISTANCE
These need no explanations, but practice. #IndiaRejectsCAB
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APORIA
(noun) an irresolvable internal contradiction or logical disjunction in a text, argument, or theory.
#til via @epw_in https://www.epw.in/journal/2019/49/perspectives/citizenship-amendment-bill-2016-and-aporia.html
APORIA
(noun) an irresolvable internal contradiction or logical disjunction in a text, argument, or theory.
#til via @epw_in https://www.epw.in/journal/2019/49/perspectives/citizenship-amendment-bill-2016-and-aporia.html
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SARNA
(noun) An umbrella term for the religion of the tribal people of India that is distinctive from Hinduism. It involves nature worship, including elements such as the sun and 'Mother Nature'.
#TIL via @adrijabose's lucid report https://www.news18.com/news/india/not-our-god-long-pending-demand-of-jharkhands-tribals-for-a-separate-religion-and-the-politics-of-it-2430089.html
SARNA
(noun) An umbrella term for the religion of the tribal people of India that is distinctive from Hinduism. It involves nature worship, including elements such as the sun and 'Mother Nature'.
#TIL via @adrijabose's lucid report https://www.news18.com/news/india/not-our-god-long-pending-demand-of-jharkhands-tribals-for-a-separate-religion-and-the-politics-of-it-2430089.html
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MAQUILADORA
(noun) Spanish term for a foreign-owned factory in Mexico at which imported parts are assembled by lower-paid workers into products for export
//Useful metaphor for systems that exploit vulnerable communities for benefit and give nothing back//
MAQUILADORA
(noun) Spanish term for a foreign-owned factory in Mexico at which imported parts are assembled by lower-paid workers into products for export
//Useful metaphor for systems that exploit vulnerable communities for benefit and give nothing back//
[Resuming the #IFthings thread. For those who were enjoying it, sorry for the long break]
Word of the day
ESCHATON
(noun) In theology, the final event in the divine plan; (basically) the end of the world
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ESCHATON
(noun) In theology, the final event in the divine plan; (basically) the end of the world
#IFthings Word of the day
AMILLENIALISM/ AMILLENARISM (noun)
In Christian eschatology, a view affirming that the millennial reign of Christ began after his ascension and will continue until Christ's return.
AMILLENIALISM/ AMILLENARISM (noun)
In Christian eschatology, a view affirming that the millennial reign of Christ began after his ascension and will continue until Christ's return.
#IFthings Term of the day
NOSTRA AETATE
The Declaration on the Relation of the Church with Non-Christian Religions of the Second Vatican Council. Passed by a vote of 2,221 to 88 of the assembled bishops, this declaration was promulgated on 28 Oct 1965 by Pope Paul VI.
NOSTRA AETATE
The Declaration on the Relation of the Church with Non-Christian Religions of the Second Vatican Council. Passed by a vote of 2,221 to 88 of the assembled bishops, this declaration was promulgated on 28 Oct 1965 by Pope Paul VI.
#IFthings Word of the day
ANTHROPODICY
(noun) An argument attempting to justify the existence of humanity as good; belief in the basic goodness of humankind
ANTHROPODICY
(noun) An argument attempting to justify the existence of humanity as good; belief in the basic goodness of humankind
#IFthings Word pair of the day
(1) EMIC
Relating to or denoting an approach to the study or description of a particular language or culture in terms of its internal elements and their functioning rather than in terms of any existing external scheme i.e., an internal perspective
(1) EMIC
Relating to or denoting an approach to the study or description of a particular language or culture in terms of its internal elements and their functioning rather than in terms of any existing external scheme i.e., an internal perspective
#IFthings Word pair of the day
(2) ETIC
Relating to or denoting an approach to the study or description of a particular language or culture that is general, non-structural, and objective in its perspective
(2) ETIC
Relating to or denoting an approach to the study or description of a particular language or culture that is general, non-structural, and objective in its perspective
#IFthings Phrase of the day
PASCHAL MYSTERY (of Jesus)
A central concept of the Christian faith, "comprising Christ's passion, death, resurrection, and glorification... belief that God's saving plan was accomplished once for all by the redemptive death of his Son Jesus Christ."
PASCHAL MYSTERY (of Jesus)
A central concept of the Christian faith, "comprising Christ's passion, death, resurrection, and glorification... belief that God's saving plan was accomplished once for all by the redemptive death of his Son Jesus Christ."
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Word (and need) of the day
DIAKONIA (also spelt Diaconia)
A (Christian) theological term [orig. Greek] that encompasses the call to serve the poor and oppressed.
Word (and need) of the day
DIAKONIA (also spelt Diaconia)
A (Christian) theological term [orig. Greek] that encompasses the call to serve the poor and oppressed.
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Word of the day
ECCLESIOLOGY: In Christian theology, it is a study of the Christian Church, the origins of Christianity, its relationship with Jesus, its role in salvation, its polity, its discipline, its destiny and its leadership.
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ECCLESIOLOGY: In Christian theology, it is a study of the Christian Church, the origins of Christianity, its relationship with Jesus, its role in salvation, its polity, its discipline, its destiny and its leadership.
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LETSISM (pronounced eetsism in accordance with Dutch orthographic conventions)
An unspecified belief in an undetermined transcendent reality.
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LETSISM (pronounced eetsism in accordance with Dutch orthographic conventions)
An unspecified belief in an undetermined transcendent reality.
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PHRENOLOGY: The now discredited scientific study of the structure of the skull to determine mental capability and character traits.
This science was used to justify racism with the best example being the book 'Crania Americana' by Samuel George Morton
Word of the day
PHRENOLOGY: The now discredited scientific study of the structure of the skull to determine mental capability and character traits.
This science was used to justify racism with the best example being the book 'Crania Americana' by Samuel George Morton
#IFthings
Word of the day
PHYLOGENY/ PHYLOGENETICS
The (study of the) history of evolution of a species or group, especially in reference to lines of descent and relationships among broad groups of organisms.
Word of the day
PHYLOGENY/ PHYLOGENETICS
The (study of the) history of evolution of a species or group, especially in reference to lines of descent and relationships among broad groups of organisms.
