09:08 Nov 16, 2004 |
Dutch to English translations [PRO] Philosophy | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Chris Hopley Netherlands Local time: 10:49 | ||||||
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3 +3 | spirituality |
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4 +1 | meaning |
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4 +1 | quest (or search) for meaning |
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3 +1 | significance |
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4 -1 | interpretation, giving meaning of |
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3 | Purpose |
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interpretation, giving meaning of Explanation: Van Dale N-E |
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meaning Explanation: meaning of life |
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significance Explanation: significance of life-another option. What is the Significance of Life? (12) What is the Significance of Life? What is the significance of life? ... Then questions arise, "What is the significance of life? ... www.buddhanet.net/cbp2_f12.htm |
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quest (or search) for meaning Explanation: This term is now widely used together with the word religion ("religie en zingeving", is the title of a course at Leuven university and of a section of the catalogue of the publishers Lannoo in Belgium). It includes but is not restricted to religious philosophies of life. It could be translated as philosophy of life, or quest (or search) for meaning. I have long wished there were a one-word equivalent in English. Worldview is not quite the same nuance, though it covers roughly the same thing - a set of beliefs/values that give meaning to one's life, be it a religious or a secular one. It is broader than any one activity such as contemplation or meditation, though some people's "zingeving" may be centred on such practices. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs 48 mins (2004-11-16 11:57:06 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I see someone suggested spirituality - that too is a good all-inclusive word, but the Dutch form \"spiritualiteit\" is used quite widely but is not the one typically found in the triad \"religie-zingeving-levensbeschouwing\". However, as a one-word translation it is an option. Reference: http://www.lannoo.com/nl/zingevingenreligie.asp Reference: http://www.kuleuven.ac.be/rzl/lb/ |
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spirituality Explanation: ... is a word that springs to mind and may be of some, little or no use... :-) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs 21 mins (2004-11-16 11:30:22 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Roget gives \'spirit\' as an alternative for \'meaning\'. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 6 hrs 23 mins (2004-11-16 15:31:59 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- How about \"faith and belief systems\" as a translation for the whole lot? |
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