[tied] Re: RO eccles. term.

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, george knysh <gknysh@...> wrote:

>
> --- George <george.st@...> wrote:
> > gknysh wrote:
> >
> > >What would be a short (or not so short) list of
> > >INDUBITABLY ancient ecclesiastical terms in
> > Romanian
> > >
> > >"Biserica" certainly qualifies.
> > >"Domnezeu" also qualifies.
> >
> > D*u*mnezeu. But Domn + with def. art. Domnul = the
> > Lord.
>
> *****GK: Domnul (the Lord) as the exact equivalent of
> Dominus in Western mediaeval biblical
> commentaries.****

in the religious texts yes. Otherways "Domnul" is simply "Sir". The
usual expresion in religious texts is "Domnul Dumnezeu" but when they
speak about "house of God" they use simply "Casa Domnului" not "Casa
Domnului Dumnezeu".

Alex