Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Wordsmith Wednesdays

I thought I'd take a fresh approach to this week's presentation and use words from Sunday night's sermon to expand our vocabulary base.

phenomenological - "look it up" he says. So I did. The word phenomenon comes from the Greek word phainomenon, which means to appear, and is used to refer to any event, circumstance or experience which is apparent to the senses. It is often used to set one's perception of an experience over against the actual being/nature (ontology) of the event. Clear as mud? Good.

gardenize - this is clearly the verb form of the German noun garten, and means "to make into a garden." Hey, Shakespeare did it all the time. He made up words which eventually came to be part of the canon of the English language...why can't Meyers do the same?

dominical - this one is actually a word already in the dictionary! It has its roots in the Latin word, dominus, which means lord or master. Ecclesiastically it is used to refer either to that which originates from Jesus as Lord, or to the Lord's Day.

So there you have it. Wanna improve your vocab? Just attend Sunday evening service at PRPC!!

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