Nov 20, 2016 17:05
7 yrs ago
Spanish term

iglesia abierta

Spanish to English Other Religion
From Puerto Rico:

La paciente reportó que asistía a iglesia abierta.

Proposed translations

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34 mins
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Iglesia Abierta

I don't think it's being used here as a generic term for an "open" church, to which all are welcome, or as an "open-minded" or non-dogmatic kind of church, though the name clearly suggests both these ideas. The speaker doesn't say "asistía a una iglesia abierta"; he/she says "a iglesia abierta". I think very probably refers to a specific church: the Ministerio la Iglesia Abierta Inc., based in Barceloneta, PR, one of the enormous number of Christian churches in Puerto Rico. Here it is on pp. 19-22 of this list of Iglesias Cristianas en Puerto Rico:
https://data.pr.gov/api/views/vi6y-e3sa/rows.pdf?app_token=U...

Here's its website:
http://ministeriolaiglesiaabierta.es.tl/Home.htm

It's also got a Facebook page.

As a proper name it won't be translated, though you could put a literal translation ("Open Church") in parentheses afterwards if you think it would be helpful.
Peer comment(s):

agree Clara Nino
30 mins
Thanks, clisaz!
neutral AllegroTrans : your reasoning is sound, my only reservation is the lack of capitalisation in the source, suggesting that it might not effectively be the actual name (proper noun)
55 mins
I take your point, though I don't think it's a fatal objection, since capitalisation is often unreliable, particularly in reported speech like this.
agree Robert Carter : I don't think the lack of capitalization is a problem, it's reported speech after all, so the person reporting it might not have understood what was meant or simply wrote it down incorrectly.
1 hr
Thanks, Robert. That's my feeling too.
agree Rachel Fell
5 hrs
Thanks, Rachel :)
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2 mins

open church, open door church

Imo

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Note added at 4 mins (2016-11-20 17:09:56 GMT)
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= progressive, most probably open to everyone regardless of their beliefs, sexual orientation etc.
Peer comment(s):

neutral AllegroTrans : any refs to substantiate this?
1 hr
Based on "open churches" that I see in New York City.
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