medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Yes, I thought so. I'm getting really dense in my old age.
MG
>From: John Dillon <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Re: [M-R] Stole
>Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 17:23:28 -0600
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>medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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>Er, yes, I was kidding (and also alluding in part to Scott Carson's
>post of earlier today in the "priestly angels" thread). 'Stole' is
>derived from Latin 'stola' and that in turn is a loan word from the
>first international Christian language, Greek, where 'stole' (2
>syllables; "long" 'e'), also denoting the vestment, is an
>ecclesiastical use of an initially broader term
>signifying 'raiment', 'get-up','outfit', etc.
>
>best again,
>John Dillon
>
>On Thursday, December 1, 2005, at 3:52 pm, Marjorie Greene wrote:
>
> > There is a tradition of both St Marcel and St Bernard vanquishing
> > the devil
> > (or a dragon) with a stole. As for the etymology of the word
> > "stole," were
> > you kidding or did I misunderstand your seeming to suggest that
> > the stole is
> > so named because it is related to theft?
> > MG
>
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