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English Religion Translation Glossary

English term		English translation
run his machine out on to the interstate		take it a little bit too far/his approach is excessive/exxagerate	Jose Marino
Entered by: Jose Marino
"(God’s') a gonna trouble the water"		going to stir up the (healing) waters
a box of counters		a box containing tokens representing money
a false opposition		the two are not really opposed to each other
a meal by the way		the meal is only a temporal comfort on one's journey to spiritual realization
a passing missionary		a missionary who happened to be passing by at that time
a traditional church environment		both (typical atmosphere of churches in general and to church)	Yasutomo Kanazawa
Entered by: Yasutomo Kanazawa
a world that is running down		a world that is decaying, slowly dying	Yvonne Gallagher
Entered by: Yvonne Gallagher
although not without qualification		but subject to some conditions/restrictions
an overarching structure		an all-embracing structure
anticipation		(happy) expectation
are scattered many truths as so many pearls		are distributed many truths, each of which is as valuable as a pearl
arguing God’s character back to him		pleading with God that He must honour His own character
as a separate people		as a unique, isolated people
as an important qualification		an important caveat
as much as		but rather
associating with others for prayer		praying in group with other peolple
assumed		implicitly meant and understood
attend well to the life lived in it		meet the requirements of the way people will live in it
attributes Scripture to that of...		ascribes/assigns it to	Yvonne Gallagher
Entered by: Yvonne Gallagher
back street mission halls		modest storefront missions in inner city slums
be banished		disappear
be extracted		knocked out of it, brought down or reduced
be vain of earthly honors		an archaic way of saying,"vain about earthly honours"
beyond personality		yet without personality
beyond the comprehension of the highest order of angels		not even the highest order/rank of angels can comprehend Christ's majesty and honor.
biased		(fraudulently) inaccurate
both in church and chapel		both in the Church of England and non-conformist churches	David Knowles
Entered by: David Knowles
bring a scandal on the gospel		cast aspersion on/stigmatise/bring shame on the Gospel	Yvonne Gallagher
Entered by: Yvonne Gallagher
C.S.V.		Cleric of St. Viator
calls for		asks for, demands
cannot make the least sacrifice of ... humor		refuse to change their mood
carried on to our salvation		and continues through (until we reach) our salvation
carry us a little way		enable us to make a little progress
carrying all before him		conquering, prevailing over everything/everyone before him
carrying the marks ... to a pitch too high		making the bar too high
carryover		transfer: meaning transferred from vehicle (figure) to tenor (ground)
caused ... volcanoes		caused ... volcanic eruptions
character		moral character
cherish		stimulate, cause to grow

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