The batiuszka, presbyter or priest? Searching for a leading dennotation in polish orthodox terminology Cover Image

Baciuszka, prezbiter czy ksiądz? Poszukiwanie wiodącej denotacji w polskiej terminologii prawosławnej
The batiuszka, presbyter or priest? Searching for a leading dennotation in polish orthodox terminology

Author(s): Marek Ławreszuk
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Theology and Religion, Eastern Orthodoxy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku
Keywords: Orthodoxy; terminology; priest; priesthood; denotation

Summary/Abstract: The article analyzes the problem of non-standardized and unstructured Orthodox terminology in Polish, in which not only the presence of unordered and untreated connotations of many terms is noticeable, but also a noticeable lack of clearly closed denotations of many terms. The article focuses on examples related to the definition of the second degree of priesthood, present in written sources and colloquial speech. On their basis, we can observe various attempts to solve the problem of the lack of leading denotation. Although some of the postulates were presented in the 1960s, to date, they have not found consistent and widespread acceptance and dissemination.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 21
  • Page Range: 15-19
  • Page Count: 5
  • Language: Polish