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English Religion Translation Glossary

English term		English translation
mutually reinforcing		benefits that reinforce one another
My own understanding rests squarely on		My personal viewpoint rests / is based definitively on
n m - AV		noun masculine, AV (Authorized Version)
nad've faith		The faith of a child, the faith of someone lacking knowledge or experience, simplictic faith, purely innocent faith
Neolog		name of the reform movement of Jews in Hungary
not forcing your faith on others or convincing others your faith is better		non-proselytising
occasion		situation giving rise to
omnipotent		all-powerful
on the part of		on behalf of
out of		motivated by
overlap with		overlap=found in several places	Yvonne Gallagher
Entered by: Yvonne Gallagher
overruled		ruled over/controlled/had control over
patron		guardian OR protector
PC		Philippine Catholic
Pinching off		taking certain elements and changing their intended use/meaning	Mina Fayek
Entered by: Mina Fayek
planning		the planning of the holding of the service
plaster		poultice
playing off		implicitly contrasting this meaning of the expression with its usual sense (to underline the point)
plays out		gives examples of how....explains by giving examples
positivist		concerned with positive facts and phenomena, and excluding speculation
pray about joining		ask God for guidance about whether to join	Matheus Chaud
Entered by: Matheus Chaud
pre-born person (vs. unborn)		A matter of emphasis
press home		emphasize and convince
press our sins, and lay them heavy upon the heart		exert pressure on our sins and feel them as heavy burdens on our hearts	Yvonne Gallagher
Entered by: Yvonne Gallagher
press them too far		read too much into them, assert an interpretation of them too dogmatically
prevailed with God		emerged victorious in his struggle with God
privileging special cases of sin		emphasizing/drawing attention to particular kinds of sin
quietness and confidence		Peace and trust in God
rates		church rates
rationalizes away...		uses sophistry to evade...
regular		consistent
relieve		to help/make feel better	Ramon Pros Ariza
Entered by: Ramon Pros Ariza
religious law		canon law
remains a foundational support and accountability for		acts as a basic support and obligation for guiding	Yasutomo Kanazawa
Entered by: Yasutomo Kanazawa
sacred name		holy name	Vicky Papaprodromou
Entered by: Vicky Papaprodromou
scarlet sin		a sin of extreme magnitude / a very serious sin
seek aid in unjust gain		try to obtain an advantage by wrongfully acquiring something
sees them in their train, and can blow them up...		(God) sees through the enemy’s cunning strategems and destroys them with their own explosive mine
seismic change		drastic change
serve as a foil to that end		help the author to achieve this by contrast

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