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| PT... |
 Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 4:20 pm |
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The Latin word "secula" or "saecula", per my pocket Latin-English dictionary
translates it as an age, or a period of 100 years. The prayer ending
"secula, seculorum" is often rendered (figuratively) as "forever and ever".
I also know of derivations such as French "siècle" - century
But I believe there's another meaning: "world" which has lead to English
"secular " (worldly), and to the inscription on the back of the $1 bill
"Novus Ordo Seculorum" = "New World Order."
What got me started on this was reading the latest Ken Follett novel "World
Without End", which takes place in Britain in the 1300's, and deals heavily
with the Catholic Church of the period. I got to wondering if the title
might be another figurative translation of "secula seculorum"
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| Christopher Ingham... |
| Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 4:20 pm |
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On May 9, 5:20 pm, "PT" <x... at (no spam) xyz.com> wrote:
Quote: The Latin word "secula" or "saecula", per my pocket Latin-English dictionary
translates it as an age, or a period of 100 years. The prayer ending
"secula, seculorum" is often rendered (figuratively) as "forever and ever"..
I also know of derivations such as French "siècle" - century
But I believe there's another meaning: "world" which has lead to English
"secular " (worldly), and to the inscription on the back of the $1 bill
"Novus Ordo Seculorum" = "New World Order."
What got me started on this was reading the latest Ken Follett novel "World
Without End", which takes place in Britain in the 1300's, and deals heavily
with the Catholic Church of the period. I got to wondering if the title
might be another figurative translation of "secula seculorum"
More literal than figurative.
The plural form (_saecula_) can mean "for ever" and "throughout the
ages." _Saeculum_can mean "world."
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