Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Terziarin
English translation:
tertiary/lay worker
Added to glossary by
davidgreen
May 29, 2008 16:21
16 yrs ago
German term
Terziarin
German to English
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Religion
Is there an English term for this one?
http://www.duden.de/duden-suche/werke/dgfw/000/063/Terziarin...
http://www.duden.de/duden-suche/werke/dgfw/000/063/Terziarin...
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +3 | tertiary |
Maki Ahn (X)
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| 3 | lay worker |
John Dale D.D.
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Proposed translations
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tertiary
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tertiary#Noun
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tertiary
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Note added at 1 hr (2008-05-29 18:15:03 GMT)
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It's a member of a Roman Catholic Third Order.
Since there is not much context, I am not sure which Third Order you're referring to, but here are more links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_order
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tertiaries
HTH!
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tertiary
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Note added at 1 hr (2008-05-29 18:15:03 GMT)
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It's a member of a Roman Catholic Third Order.
Since there is not much context, I am not sure which Third Order you're referring to, but here are more links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_order
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tertiaries
HTH!
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thanks all, and thanks again john, this is about historic catholics so I'll go with tertiary but put both in the glossary"
22 hrs
lay worker
Although I agree with Maki I would use this term as it is more descriptive of the function and standing of the person involved, (for non Roman Catholics)
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