Definition:
a deserter of any type, (historically, in terms of religion)
Description:
The English borrowed and modified this word from the Spanish ‘renegado,‘ who formed it from a Latin term meaning “to deny.”
When a Christian deserted and joined the Muslim army, Spanish churchmen labeled a man who denounced his faith a “renegado.” English took this and modified it to ‘renegade’ and was used to designate “the occasional turncoat who denied his religion for profit.”
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What's In a Word? by Webb Garrison,
Mar 17
adminChristianity, Everyday, military, Religion english, latin, spanish
Definition:
a deserter of any type, (historically, in terms of religion)
Description:
The English borrowed and modified this word from the Spanish ‘renegado,‘ who formed it from a Latin term meaning “to deny.”
When a Christian deserted and joined the Muslim army, Spanish churchmen labeled a man who denounced his faith a “renegado.” English took this and modified it to ‘renegade’ and was used to designate “the occasional turncoat who denied his religion for profit.”
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Mar 07
daveChristianity, Judaism, Religion animal
Definition:
someone who is punished for the errors of others
Description:
During Yom Kippur, the original tradition was to use two goats in the ritual. One goat, called the Lord’s Goat, was sacrificed, while the other goat, which the priest confessed all the sins of his people, was then set free into the wilderness.
The second was called the Escape Goat, which evolved into Scapegoat.
The term first appeared in the English translation of Tyndale’s Bible
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Mar 04
adminChristianity, Religion
Definition:
A major offense
Description:
The cardinal sins was listed by Bishop Thomas Ken in 1834 as: Pride, envy, sloth, intemperance, avarice, ire and lust.
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