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That it was old-fashioned or antiquated to display their belief/religion in that way. *NM* Stephen Send a noteboard - 01/06/2014 01:33:53 AM

View original postI'm giving The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant another shot, as I hate having half-read books in my collection. But I find Stephen Donaldson's style to be quite pompous, especially with sections like this:


View original post"Beggars and fanatics, holy men, prophets of the apocalypse didn't belong on that street in that sunlight; the frowning, belittling eyes of the stone columns held no tolerance for such preterite exaltation."


View original postDoes anybody know what "preterite exaltation" means in this instance?

"I mean, if everyone had a soul, there would be no contrast by which we could appreciate it. For giving us this perspective, we thank you." - Nate
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Can anybody tell me what this means? Nighthawk - 30/05/2014 05:02:58 PM 1077 Views
Their overt religiousness is irritating and passé? *NM* kHz1000 - 30/05/2014 06:36:16 PM 373 Views
That it was old-fashioned or antiquated to display their belief/religion in that way. *NM* Stephen - 01/06/2014 01:33:53 AM 660 Views
I thought that's what I said *NM* kHz1000 - 01/06/2014 07:41:10 PM 373 Views
It means he likes to use obscure words in ways that aren't quite proper Tom - 12/06/2014 07:00:29 PM 758 Views
Its like he writes with a Thesaurus by his side *NM* Nighthawk - 14/06/2014 03:05:42 AM 331 Views
I think preterite can also mean "saved" in a religious sense. Rebekah - 14/06/2014 12:54:02 PM 776 Views
It looks like it's the opposite Tom - 15/06/2014 12:40:14 AM 728 Views
Re: It looks like it's the opposite Rebekah - 15/06/2014 08:28:45 AM 754 Views
He might even call you Preterite... Tom - 15/06/2014 06:10:52 PM 747 Views
I've never really been able to get into his stuff... Isaac - 14/06/2014 12:21:32 PM 925 Views
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