| Wordsmith.org | The magic of words |
delanceyplace . com: thinker's daily quote
A carefully selected non-fiction book excerpt free to your email each day.
A carefully selected non-fiction book excerpt free to your email each day.
| delanceyplace . com | today's sponsor |
Aug 6, 2019
This week’s themeWords borrowed (adopted) from other languages
This week’s words
cordillera
bondieuserie
Photo: ban75/Pixabay
A.Word.A.Day
with Anu Gargbondieuserie
PRONUNCIATION:
(bon-DYOO-zuh-ree) 
MEANING:
noun: A piece of banal religious art, devotional object, ornament, etc.
ETYMOLOGY:
From French bondieuserie (religious knick-knack), from bon (good) + dieu (god). Earliest documented use: 1941.
USAGE:
“Extant churches were ‘cleansed’, stripped of altars, stained glass, paintings, and dubious bondieuserie.”
Jonathan Meades; Vatican II and Architecture’s Wild Men; The Spectator (London, UK); Apr 15, 2017.
Jonathan Meades; Vatican II and Architecture’s Wild Men; The Spectator (London, UK); Apr 15, 2017.
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
The perfection of a clock is not to go fast, but to be accurate. -Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues, moralist and essayist (6 Aug 1715-1747) Something on your mind? Click here to share.
Or you can email us at words@wordsmith.org
Unsubscribe | Subscribe | Update address | Gift subscription | Contact us
© 1994-2019 Wordsmith.org
Or you can email us at words@wordsmith.org
Unsubscribe | Subscribe | Update address | Gift subscription | Contact us
© 1994-2019 Wordsmith.org
No comments:
Post a Comment