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Time/Temporality/Eternity

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Abstract

Time (Tid - noun), Temporality (Timelighed - noun), Eternity (Evighed - noun). The Danish 'Tid' is derived from the Old Danish 'tith' and the Old Norse 'tio'. From the same root, English derives "tide" (cf. "yuletide"). 'Tid' is used of a (delimiting) point in a non-spatial sequence of (changing) states or events, or is represented as a one-dimensional line, in contrast to three-dimensional space. 'Timelighed' is used of that which pertains to time, and is contrasted with eternity. It is derived from the Old Norse 'timme', meaning "time, span of time, passage of time." 'Evighed' is a loan word from Middle Low German 'ewich', which corresponds to the Old Norse 'ævi', meaning "life time."
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationKierkegaard's Concepts - Tome VI: Salvation to Writing
EditorsSteven M Emmanuel, William McDonald, Jon Stewart
Place of PublicationFarnham, United Kingdom
PublisherAshgate Publishing
Pages163-168
Edition1
ISBN (Print)9781472461797
Publication statusPublished - 2015

Publication series

NameKierkegaard Research Sources Reception and Resources
Number15

Keywords

  • Philosophy of Religion

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