fonts

English translation: sources

16:46 Jul 28, 2010
Catalan to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Government / Politics
Catalan term or phrase: fonts
I don't understand this. Who are God's "sources"? Does he go to a bar and have a beer with other universe creators? Is there another interpretation here?

"El dret diví s'arroga una sèrie de característiques que el diferencien del dret humà i el situen per damunt d'aquest . La primera és la seva superioritat, ja que ha estat revelat per Déu i les seves fonts precedeixen en jerarquia a les disposicions establertes per l'ésser humà. Es considera que el dret diví constitueix la base i el límit del dret humà; els seus continguts són desenvolupats pel legislador o intèrpret humà. "
S Ben Price
Spain
Local time: 13:46
English translation:sources
Explanation:
It means the sources of "divine right", rather than God's mates in the pub ;-) Great image, BTW.
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Berni Armstrong
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Local time: 13:46
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3things that come from Him
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sources


Explanation:
It means the sources of "divine right", rather than God's mates in the pub ;-) Great image, BTW.

Berni Armstrong
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agree  Tony Isaac: I'd go for 'source' too but rejig the sentence, possibly along the lines of: ...has been revealed by God and comes from a higher source than..."
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things that come from Him


Explanation:
I think it's a step further along the chain than "source", it's more like God's information with Him being the source ¿no?

(it's been a while for me and religious texts but I suspect there's still a tendency to capitalise He/Him etc., or maybe this is old-fashioned now.)

Caroline Clarke
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