• angrystego@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    Meanings of words evolve. They’re refering to the belief system rather than to the original meaning and ethymology. But when you know it does sound funny.

    • ✺roguetrick✺@lemmy.world
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      4 days ago

      Yeah it’s just the Catholics, with their belief in universal authority of the Pope, actually still embody that original etymology.