Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Czech term or phrase:
Osm kůrů andělských
English translation:
Eight Choirs of Angels
Added to glossary by
Scott Evan Andrews
Feb 22, 2008 09:12
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Osm kůrů andělských
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Probably first existed in Latin...
Its obviously biblical, so one would think that its traceable by translating it and doing a search to cross-reference, but several different versions came up without solid hits. There's a church Angel Choir in England (Lincoln Cathedral) but one hit is far from conclusive.
Thanks
the Czech:
Neobyčejnou stavbou je hřbitovní elipsovitá kaple sv. Isidora z roku 1701, kterou zdobí freska Osm kůrů andělských.
Its obviously biblical, so one would think that its traceable by translating it and doing a search to cross-reference, but several different versions came up without solid hits. There's a church Angel Choir in England (Lincoln Cathedral) but one hit is far from conclusive.
Thanks
the Czech:
Neobyčejnou stavbou je hřbitovní elipsovitá kaple sv. Isidora z roku 1701, kterou zdobí freska Osm kůrů andělských.
Proposed translations
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| 4 | Eight Choirs of Angels |
Martin Janda
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| 4 +3 | Eight angel choirs |
Lenka Mandryszová
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| 4 +1 | Eight choirs of angels |
Veronika Hansova
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| 4 | Eight Angelic Choirs |
Igor Liba
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Proposed translations
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Eight Choirs of Angels
Check this: http://www.catholic.org/saints/anglchoi.php
Not sure how impeccable is the English of their content authors though... But I guess this is a catholic concept, not very popular in UK/US anyway.
Not sure how impeccable is the English of their content authors though... But I guess this is a catholic concept, not very popular in UK/US anyway.
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Comment: "Pardon my ignorance of such heraldic information...It's true that Nine Choirs of Angels is a Catholic term, but one must have left, 'cause the translation says eight. Thanks!"
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14 mins
Lenka Mandryszová
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Eight angel choirs
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_angelic_hierarchy
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The interesting thing is that there are actually nine angelic hierarchies
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_angelic_hierarchy
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The interesting thing is that there are actually nine angelic hierarchies
Peer comment(s):
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Kateřina Suchánková
: Yes, but I would write is as a name with capital letters - Eight Angel Choirs.
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seraalice
: I agree with Kateřina
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Děkuji
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Markéta Vilhelmová
: agree, capital letters
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děkuji
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Veronika Hansova
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Eight choirs of angels
This has nothing to do with any real singing choir. The "kůr" here more or less refers to "orders".
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According to the Bible, there were actually nine choirs (orders) of angels: seraphim, cherubim, archangels, thrones, dominions, virtues, powers, principalities and regular angels. The first eight are usually accompanying other heaven's creatures and used to be depicted on altars with their respective attributes (seraphim for instance accompanied God's throne and had six wings).
Regular angels used to be modelled as "small obese babies" carrying veils or whatever :-)
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Or: Eight/Nine Angelic Choirs
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According to the Bible, there were actually nine choirs (orders) of angels: seraphim, cherubim, archangels, thrones, dominions, virtues, powers, principalities and regular angels. The first eight are usually accompanying other heaven's creatures and used to be depicted on altars with their respective attributes (seraphim for instance accompanied God's throne and had six wings).
Regular angels used to be modelled as "small obese babies" carrying veils or whatever :-)
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Or: Eight/Nine Angelic Choirs
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Peer comment(s):
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Jim Tucker (X)
: should be 9, yes
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Eight Angelic Choirs
http://www.shininglite.com/angels.htm
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why eight not nine?? ? check the link http://www.avians.net/rkc/fan/bes_2-elements.html
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http://books.google.com/books?hl=sk&q="nine angelic choirs"&...
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or Eight Choirs of Holy Angels
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why eight not nine?? ? check the link http://www.avians.net/rkc/fan/bes_2-elements.html
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http://books.google.com/books?hl=sk&q="nine angelic choirs"&...
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or Eight Choirs of Holy Angels
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