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id est ecclesia

English translation: That is, (i.e.) the church


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08:27 Nov 6, 2009
Latin to English translations [PRO]
Religion
Latin term or phrase: id est ecclesia
"Et mulier", id est ecclesia, "fugit in solitudinem"

you can find the whole text here:
http://www.danteolivi.com/Metamorfosi/pdf/I. Dante all'alta ...
Thank you!
Olga D.
Russian Federation
Local time: 01:34
English translation:That is, (i.e.) the church
Explanation:
The woman, ie the church...
Presumably symbolically, possibly referring to Dante's Purgatorio and and the Paradiso terreste "pageant" where the church is symbolised as a woman/harlot.
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Clifford Marcus
Local time: 21:34
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5 +5That is, (i.e.) the churchClifford Marcus
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kaydee

  

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That is, (i.e.) the church


Explanation:
The woman, ie the church...
Presumably symbolically, possibly referring to Dante's Purgatorio and and the Paradiso terreste "pageant" where the church is symbolised as a woman/harlot.

Clifford Marcus
Local time: 21:34
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  kaydee
22 mins

agree  Jim Tucker: yes; this text is an exegesis of an allegory
23 mins

agree  Rebecca Garber: exactly
4 hrs

agree  Joseph J. Brazauskas
4 hrs

agree  sibsab
16 hrs
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Reference

Reference information:
The church is also said to be the bride of Jesus Christ. See, eg, http://www.phys.uoa.gr/~nektar/orthodoxy/gerontikon/bride_of...

kaydee
Greece
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Native speaker of: Native in GreekGreek
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Asker: Thank you for the link!


Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  David Kiltz: Exactly, it's a common topos which Dante picks up. Dante's spin is making her into a harlot
11 hrs
  -> Thanks, David.
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