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Pox and the Eastern Church
Category: Miscellaneous Asked by: exarctly24-ga List Price: $5.00 |
Posted:
24 Jan 2005 15:06 PST
Expires: 23 Feb 2005 15:06 PST Question ID: 462664 |
Is casting a "pox" on one's house associated with the Greek Orthodox or Eastern Orthodox church? |
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Re: Pox and the Eastern Church
From: pinkfreud-ga on 24 Jan 2005 15:35 PST |
I doubt that this is tied to any particular church beliefs. The phrase "a pox (or plague) on your house" was a common one in Medieval and Renaissance times. Shakespeare's character Mercutio says "A plague o' both your houses" in "Romeo and Juliet," and there is no sign that Mercutio is a member of any specific church body. |
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Re: Pox and the Eastern Church
From: kriswrite-ga on 24 Jan 2005 22:14 PST |
Saying that you wish a pox on somebody or some group was originally a way of wishing ill. "Pox" is short for "smallpox;" therefore, you're wishing bad things will come somebody's way. The phrase has no religious meaning. Kriswrite |
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Re: Pox and the Eastern Church
From: nelson-ga on 25 Jan 2005 06:14 PST |
I'm sure these religions do not recognize such silly superstition any more than would Catholicism or main-stream Protestantism. |
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