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** from Latin ''catechismus'' for "book of instruction" | ** from Latin ''catechismus'' for "book of instruction" | ||
*** from Greek katekhismos | *** from Greek katekhismos | ||
**** which is from ''katekhizein'' "to teacher oraly, instruct by word of mouth" | **** which is from ''katekhizein'' "to teacher oraly, instruct by word of mouth" which is from Greek ''katekhein'' "to resound" | ||
*** thus "catechism" maintains an element of joyful echoes from ''katekhein'' "to resound" | *** thus "catechism" maintains an element of joyful echoes from ''katekhein'' "to resound" | ||
* '''catacomb''' | * '''catacomb''' | ||
** "sepulchral vaults" = underground burial tombs | ** "sepulchral vaults" = underground burial tombs | ||
** from Latin ''cata tumbas'' "among the graves" | ** from Latin ''cata tumbas'' "among the graves" | ||
*** ''cata'' = among | *** ''cata'' = among + ''comb'' = graves or tombs | ||
**** derived from Latin ''cumbere'' "to lie: | |||
*** from Latin ''cumbere'' "to lie: | |||
** unrelated to "catechism" | ** unrelated to "catechism" | ||
* '''invention''' | * '''invention''' | ||
** "finding or discovery" | ** "finding or discovery" | ||
** from Latin ''invenire'', "to come upon, find out, discover" | ** from Latin ''invenire'', "to come upon, find out, discover" | ||
*** ''in'' = "in, on" | *** ''in'' = "in, on" + ''venir'' = "to come" | ||
**** PIE root '''*gwa for''' "to go, to come" | **** PIE root '''*gwa for''' "to go, to come" | ||
** thus an "invention" is not something created by man, it is something discovered or found out by man | ** thus an "invention" is not something created by man, it is something discovered or found out by man | ||
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** used for the original "Invention of the Cross", which was the discovery of the three crosses from the biblical crucifixion (see [[wikipedia:Helena_of_Constantinople|Saint Helena]], mother of Satin Constantine ("Constantine the Great") | ** used for the original "Invention of the Cross", which was the discovery of the three crosses from the biblical crucifixion (see [[wikipedia:Helena_of_Constantinople|Saint Helena]], mother of Satin Constantine ("Constantine the Great") | ||
* '''rosary''' | * '''rosary''' | ||
* | **a series or "garden" of prayers w/ beads to guide their recitation (saying of the prayers) | ||
**related to Latin ''hortulus animae'' for "prayerbook" | |||
***which means "little garden of the soul" | |||
== Catechism translations == | == Catechism translations == | ||