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Newguest Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

Primal Spirit-Religion

Hi

Primal Spirit-Religion is a title of a chapter in a book.

Do you think it means "The Spirit of Primal Religion" or something else?

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Hi, I think it's an imprecise phrase, and that you need to read the chapter to find the intended meaning. Clive

— Clive

  • Hi, I think it's an imprecise phrase, and that you need to read the chapter to find the intended meaning.
  • Clive
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Hi,

I think it's an imprecise phrase, and that you need to read the chapter to find the intended meaning. Emotion: smile

Clive
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Hi

But if you had to guess what would you say it means?

Thanks
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Hi,

Dunno.

Mayve a reference to some kind of religion that endows everyday objects with 'spirit', eg trees and clouds.

Clive
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NewguestDo you think it means "The Spirit of Primal Religion"
No!

Spirit-Religion suggests a religious tradition in which spirits (disembodied entities like ghosts) play an important role.

To speak of the spirit of something is entirely different. It's more like the predominant mood of a thing, or its true sense or intention.
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Hi

So in your view "Primal Religion of the Spirit" would be a better wording than the 1st one I suggested? Or maybe "Primal Religion and its Spirit"?

cheers
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NewguestSo in your view "Primal Religion of the Spirit" would be a better wording than the 1st one I suggested? Or maybe "Primal Religion and its Spirit"?
No, and no. I'm sorry to say that I don't see another way to express it except Primal Spirit-Religion, and I don't understand why you want to express it differently.

It means, if you want a more
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Yes, it's clearer. Thanks.
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