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Mylakh Posted 20 years ago
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god

0What is the gender of god?0-
  

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0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00What is the gender of ***? 02font 00*** has traditionally been referred to as male. However, some people today feel this is not appropriate.

— Clive

  • 0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00What is the gender of ***?
  • 02font 00*** has traditionally been referred to as male.
  • However, some people today feel this is not appropriate.
  • 02br 02br 00Are you sure that *** has a gender?
  • 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-
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01font00What is the gender of ***? 02font00*** has traditionally been referred to as male. However, some people today feel this is not appropriate. Some refer to *** as female, others prefer to consider *** in a non-gender-specific way.02br
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00Are you sure that *** has a gender? Is it important to
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0 From a purely grammatical point of view 01i00***02i00 is traditionally capitalized and regarded as masculine.02br
00 The uncapitalized 01i00***02i00 is traditionally used to refer to gods in polytheistic cultures, such as in ancient Greece or in Norse mythology. The feminine form of 01i00***02i00 is 01i
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01cite10CalifJim12cite10From a purely grammatical point of view 11i10***12i10 is traditionally capitalized and regarded as masculine.12br
10The uncapitalized 11i10***12i10 is traditionally used to refer to gods in polytheistic cultures, such as in ancient Greece or in Norse mythol
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0When should I use *** and ***?0-
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0Most people who were brought up believing in *** use a capital letter. The lower case version tends to be for the polytheists.0-
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0 Use *** with a capital when it is the name of the ***. i.e. Christians worship ***. (that is his/her/its name). Otherwise use ***. 0-
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