Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Oxford Dictionary

Benedicite- A blessing, especially in religious communities
Origin: Latin for 'bless ye!' Or 'wish well'
Catholic church would go off the Latin and when they translated it, it was not exact and it became 'bless you'

Noble - Belonging to a hereditary class with high social or political status; aristocratic
Origin: Latin for 'noted, high born' from and indo-european root shared by KNOW
Has not changed much

Lament - A passionate expression of grief or sorrow
Origin: Latin from lamenta 'weeping , wailing'
Used to be lamenta now lament

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