Posted on 09/03/2002 7:03:06 AM PDT by RikaStrom
In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of “word for the day”. Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the “word of the day”; in a sentence. The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-) Practice makes perfect.....post on....
promulgate \prom-el-gate\, transitive verb:
promulgates, promulgating, promulgated;
promulgation; promulgator; noun
1. To make known (a decree, for example) by public declaration; announce officially.
2. To put (a law) into effect by formal public announcement.
3. To make known by open declaration, as laws, decrees, or tidings; to publish; as, to promulgate the secrets of a council.
4. To give public notice, or first notice of; to make known; to publish; to proclaim.
5. To pronounce; to declare by judicial sentence.
According to the Compact Edition of the Oxford English Dictionary (1971) the term, "cult," originally referred to "worship; reverential homage rendered to a divine being or beings...a particular form or system of religious worship; especially in reference to its external rites and ceremonies ...devotion or homage to a particular person or thing." More recently, the term has taken on additional connotations: "3 : A religion regarded as unorthodox or spurious...4 : A system for the cure of disease based on dogma set forth by its promulgator...5 a. great devotion to a person, idea, object, movement, or work...b. a usually small group of people characterized by such devotion." (Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition, 1994)
On Using the Term "Cult", Herbert L. Rosedale, Esq. andMichael D. Langone, Ph.D.
Etymology: Latin promulgatus, past participle of promulgare, from pro- forward + -mulgare (probably akin to mulgEre to milk, extract). Date: 1530
I have fowarded this to SCG, with a little note telling him that while my bday is still over 2 months away, it never hurts to start thinking....
Whoops.... (Wipes brow... Looks relieved.)
Thought I had read ".. that while my baby is still over 2 months away..." and almost had a heart attack.
Figured you were in the family way big time, and had forgotten to tell your beloved.
But on the bright side, at least the pet's chances for first place are improved this week.
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