English: gross matterSpanish translation: burda materia (en contexto religioso) 
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| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | English term or phrase: | gross matter | | Spanish translation: | burda materia (en contexto religioso) | | Entered by: | cándida artime |
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Art/Literary - Philosophy / New Religious Movements (NRMs) | | English term or phrase: gross matter | | Another continuity lies in the gnostic belief that divine light was imprisoned in ***gross matter***, which has parallels in the way light is thought about throughout modern esotericism. |
| | | (...aprisionada en la) burda materia | Explanation:
Insisto en la colocación del adjetivo antes del sustantivo en casos como este. Es bien conocido que en español esto tiene implicaciones semánticas.
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Note added at 19 mins (2007-05-07 15:26:20 GMT)
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Claro que: ...casos como éste. ...
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Note added at 21 mins (2007-05-07 15:28:10 GMT)
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Creo, como Francisco, que hay que utilizar alguna variante apropiada para un contexto religioso. |
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cándida artime
Cuba
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| materia inerte
Explanation:
En un contexto religioso yo lo traduciría por 'inerte' como opuesto a 'animada'
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