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To: Dr. Sivana

>>When I saw the all-caps headline, including the word “DEI”, my Latin kicked in and I thought they were prohibiting God!

Wrong case. The ablative is used for separation.


6 posted on 01/18/2024 6:17:48 AM PST by vikingd00d (chown -R us ~you/base)
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To: vikingd00d
Wrong case. The ablative is used for separation.

The ablative is "deo". This is the Genitive, and indicates possession or relation to (e.g. Agnius Dei). "Dei" can also be the plural nominative. Maybe they are banning polytheism.
9 posted on 01/18/2024 6:27:10 AM PST by Dr. Sivana ("If you can’t say something nice . . . say the Rosary." [Red Badger])
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