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
Can anybody tell me what this means?
- 30/05/2014 05:02:58 PM
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That it was old-fashioned or antiquated to display their belief/religion in that way. *NM*
- 01/06/2014 01:33:53 AM
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It means he likes to use obscure words in ways that aren't quite proper
- 12/06/2014 07:00:29 PM
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I think preterite can also mean "saved" in a religious sense.
- 14/06/2014 12:54:02 PM
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It looks like it's the opposite
- 15/06/2014 12:40:14 AM
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