Re: Sacred tangent (was Re: just checking...)
Johne Cook <[email protected]>
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This is a tangent to a tangent: Even this language has a vertical, spiritual flavor to it, especially when you look at the word's origin: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/venerate *Origin: * 1615–25; < L venerātus, ptp. of venerārī to solicit the goodwill of (a god), worship, revere Johne Cook | http://raygunrevival.com | http://authorculture.blogspot.com | On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 6:52 PM, Karl <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, 13 Jan 2011, Karl wrote: > > **near as I can tell, I have no displaced God, nor have I elevated > > anything to God's equal just because I feel the constitution has great > > value. > > You didn't say "great value". You said "sacred". > > ***yup, that’s what the word means to me, I hold the document in reverence > (a > feeling or attitude of deep respect tinged with awe; veneration.) > > But if you'd prefer to be called an idolater, rather than a heretic, I can > run > with that. > > **sure. Please show me where I worship the constitution. > > > > > -- > dadl-ot mailing list > http://mail.thehood.us/mailman/listinfo/dadl-ot_thehood.us > http://news.gmane.org/gmane.music.dadl.ot > -- dadl-ot mailing list http://mail.thehood.us/mailman/listinfo/dadl-ot_thehood.us http://news.gmane.org/gmane.music.dadl.ot