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14th Jan 2014 3:19pm
14th Jan 2014 3:56pm
Yes. This line may also have a religious version.
Instead "palace" we have to write "convent".
Instead "palace" we have to write "convent".
14th Jan 2014 4:35pm
The word "crypt" have a religious significance to me, perhaps because I have seen a crypt only in a Catholic cathedral.
Your poems are stimulating to the mind!
Your poems are stimulating to the mind!
14th Jan 2014 4:56pm
Yes, but I think it is also possible to use the word "crypt" in profane buildings, like a palace.
Crypt means "secret", "hide" something that is below the surface...
Crypt means "secret", "hide" something that is below the surface...
14th Jan 2014 5:18pm
Ah yes, it is possible. So I was thinking just now that I am drawn to the literal and concrete rather than the symbolic. I think I have a poor sense of metaphor. Well, something to ponder upon this evening ...
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14th Jan 2014 9:21pm
I do not think so. I think you use the methaphor in a very sensitive and ponderated way. It is your style.
I was just looking for the origins of "crypt" and I did not find any religious reference. So, I think it may be used in a common building.
I was just looking for the origins of "crypt" and I did not find any religious reference. So, I think it may be used in a common building.
15th Jan 2014 4:40am
Hi Celino,
I suppose words have their context upon origination, and such a context may be retained, changed or lost as time passes across different cultures. I tried to look up "crypt" and of course it comes from Greek which means a hidden vault, and the term was used to refer to "underground burial vault or chapel in a church."
In modern usage, particularly architecture, crypt is more context-free, so it simply means a stone chamber beneath the floor of a building.
When searching for origins of words, I use this http://www.etymonline.com/index.php
Thank you for your encouraging comments. I was talking to my husband last night about metaphors and symbols, and how weakly I often deal with them. We talked much but came to a conclusion similar to yours. So it was 2am when we went to sleep!
I suppose words have their context upon origination, and such a context may be retained, changed or lost as time passes across different cultures. I tried to look up "crypt" and of course it comes from Greek which means a hidden vault, and the term was used to refer to "underground burial vault or chapel in a church."
In modern usage, particularly architecture, crypt is more context-free, so it simply means a stone chamber beneath the floor of a building.
When searching for origins of words, I use this http://www.etymonline.com/index.php
Thank you for your encouraging comments. I was talking to my husband last night about metaphors and symbols, and how weakly I often deal with them. We talked much but came to a conclusion similar to yours. So it was 2am when we went to sleep!
15th Jan 2014 10:07am
wow!! What a great discussion!!
The site I used is not very exaustive. So, from now on I will search also on this link you gave me. Thanks again, Absinthe.
The site I used is not very exaustive. So, from now on I will search also on this link you gave me. Thanks again, Absinthe.
15th Jan 2014 10:25am
Oh, thank you Celino, I was actually worried that I discuss too much ... :) Anyway, that etymology website is a nice one, I think ... :)
