Help with terminolgy

[Tanya Hoadley]

Greetings,

Does anyone have a recommendation for a good, basic reference on Orthodox terminology? I find that as I am reading posts and encountering terms with which I am unfamiliar, by the time I do a search and find a definition and then try to ascertain if it is within the Church's understanding of the term, I seldom get back to the post!

Any help woud be appreciated.

In Christ,
Tanya

[Kris]

Does anyone have a recommendation for a good, basic reference on Orthodox terminology? I find that as I am reading posts and encountering terms with which I am unfamiliar, by the time I do a search and find a definition and then try to ascertain if it is within the Church's understanding of the term, I seldom get back to the post!


Hi,

There is the Blackwell Dictionary of Eastern Christianity (http://www.amazon.com/Blackwell-Dictionary-Eastern-Christianity/dp/0631232036/sr=1-1/qid=1163089133/ref=sr_1_1/102-1535247-8336107?ie=UTF8&s=books) which is quite good as a basic reference tool.

In XC,
Kris

[Tanya Hoadley]

Thank you Kris!

Tanya

[Irene]

Free Online at Bishop Alexander's site is A Dictionary of Orthodox Terminology (http://www.fatheralexander.org/booklets/english/dictionary_terminology.htm)

[Tanya Hoadley]

Thank You Irene!

Tanya

[Herman Blaydoe]

A Dictionary of Orthodox Terminology (http://www.goarch.org/en/ourfaith/articles/article8049.asp) from the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese website

[Brian B.]

In addition to specifically Orthodox glosses, I also use Google's "definition" feature. In the google window simply type "define: <your word>" and hit enter. Google accesses a variety of online dictionary sources and seems to do okay with many of the Orthodox terms I've needed a quick reference on.

[Tanya Hoadley]

Thank you Herman and thank you Brian!

Tanya