December 4, 2014 (Week 13)
Advent (n.) ①出現; 到來 ②(A-)基督降臨; 降臨節
Advent is a season observed in many Western Christian churches as a time of expectant waiting and preparation for the celebration of the Nativity of Jesus at Christmas. The term is an anglicized version of the Latin word adventus, meaning "coming".
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Catholic (adj.) ①普遍的; 廣泛的; 包容一切的 ②寬容的 ③(C-)天主教的
(n.) (C-)天主教徒
→ Ruins of gothic Catholic church in Liptovská Mara (Slovakia).
Protestant (adj.) ①新教的; 新教徒的 ②(p-)提出異議的
(n.) ①新教徒 ②(p-)抗議者
Episcopal (adj.) 英國國教的
Presbyterian (adj.) ①長老制的 ②(P-)長老會的
(n.) (P-)長老會教徒, 長老會支持者
→Symbol used by the Presbyterian Church in Ireland. The burning bush is a common symbol used by Presbyterian churches.
Original sin (n.) ①(神學)墮落或邪惡的傾向 ②(天主教)原罪
Original sin, also called ancestral sin, is the Christian doctrine of humanity's state of sin resulting from the fall of man, stemming from Adam's rebellion in Eden. This condition has been characterized in many ways, ranging from something as insignificant as a slight deficiency, or a tendency toward sin yet without collective guilt, referred to as a "sin nature", to something as drastic as total depravity or automatic guilt of all humans through collective guilt.
→Depiction of the sin of Adam and Eve by Jan Brueghel the Elder and Pieter Paul Rubens
The Second Coming is a poem composed by Irish poet W. B. Yeats in 1919, first printed in The Dial in November 1920, and afterwards included in his 1921 collection of verses Michael Robartes and the Dancer. The poem uses Christian imagery regarding the Apocalypse and second coming allegorically to describe the atmosphere of post-war Europe. The poem is considered a major work of Modernist poetry and has been reprinted in several collections, including The Norton Anthology of Modern Poetry.
→William Butler Yeats photographed in 1903 by Alice Boughton
*the Second Coming: 基督復臨 (基督徒相信耶穌基督將再度降臨人間)
a day in the future when Christians believe Jesus Christ will come back to earth
＊ Andy Williams - It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
＊Marshmallow 棉花軟糖