Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

calvary greeting

French translation:

Salutations au nom du Seigneur Jésus-Christ, mort sur la croix.

Added to glossary by Anna Quail
Feb 6, 2006 21:47
18 yrs ago
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English term

calvary greeting

English to French Other Religion
Au début d'une lettre :
" Calvary greeting in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ ".
Merci d'avance pour votre aide.

Proposed translations

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English term (edited): Calvary greeting in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ
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Salutations au nom du Seigneur Jésus-Christ, mort sur la croix.

Calvary means "the cross of Calvary" - la croix du calvaire.

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Note added at 28 mins (2006-02-06 22:16:06 GMT)
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"“Jesus Christ, God incarnate, paid the full penalty for man’s sin when He died on the cross of Calvary. Any person who, in simple faith, trusts in the risen Christ as their only hope of heaven, refusing to trust in anything else, receives the gift of eternal life..." http://www.bible.org/page.asp?page_id=556

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Note added at 31 mins (2006-02-06 22:18:58 GMT)
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"Calvary (Golgotha) is the English-language name given to the hill outside Jerusalem on which Jesus was crucified. Calvaria in Latin, Κρανιου Τοπος (Kraniou Topos) in Greek and Gûlgaltâ in Aramaic all mean 'skull', referring to a hill or plateau containing a pile of skulls or to a geographic feature resembling a skull.

Traditional site of Golgotha Hill within the Church of the Holy SepulchreCalvary is mentioned in all four of the accounts of Jesus' crucifixion in the Christian canonical Gospels..."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvary


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Note added at 44 mins (2006-02-06 22:31:27 GMT)
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Sorry, it should be "au nom de NOTRE Seigneur.." etc.
Peer comment(s):

agree sporran : also letter heading for the 'Nigerian scam'!
17 hrs
Wow, you're perfectly right! Thanks Sporran. Here's a link explaining Nigerian scam: http://www.pastors.com/article.asp?ArtID=4450
agree Pasteur : En effet, en tant que pasteur je peux vous assurer que la formule n'est pas du tout habituelle, et en effet c'est une des formes de la mafia nigeriane (merci pouor le link d'ailleurs, cela me sera utile!! :-)
19 hrs
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