[Freeciv-Dev] Re: (PR#2591) Re: (PR#2597) Re: Nondenominational calendar patch

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Cameron Morland via RT <rt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> > That is a *weird* secondary use that I've never seen before.  Primary use is
> > "mot discriminating between religions".
> 
> Um, No. Not in EN_UK, not in EN_CA, and personally, I don't give a damn 
> about EN_US, but I'd expect it to agree.
> 
> OED => "non-denominational, adj. not restricted as regards religious
>         denomination"
>        "denomination, n. 1 a Church or religious sect" (the other defs
>               relate to currency or weights.)
>        "sect, n. 1 a body of people subscribing to religious doctrines
>       different from those of others within the same religion; a
>       group deviating from orthodox tradition, often regarded as
>       heretical."
> 
> So "denomination" refers, by these definitions, to various Christian
> splinter groups, ie Churches or bodies subscribing to different doctine,
> but within the same religion.

Eh?  Where does the OED say anything about "Christian splinter groups"?
It says "adj. not restricted as regards religious denomination".
I think you are reading it incorrectly.
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                <a href="http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/";>Eric S. Raymond</a>