Pisces 25: The Purging of The Priesthood
Pisces 25: The Purging of The Priesthood
Pisces 25: The Purging of The Priesthood
T h e w o r d p urg i ng d e s c e n d s f r o m t he I n d o E u r o p e a n ( I E ) r o o t p e u e- w h i c h me a n s t o p u r i f y , c le a n se . I t s p a r o n y m s i n c l u de de p u rat e ,
e x p u rga t e , p o u r , pu rb l i n d , p u re e , P u ri t a n , a n d s p u rge .
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T h e w o r d p ri est d e s c e n d s f r o m t he I E r o o t p e r-1 w h i c h i s t he b a s e o f o v e r 1 2 0 w o r d s w i t h t h e b a s i c me a n i n g o f f o r w a r d , t h r o u g h a s we l l a s a w i d e r a n g e o f e x t e n d e d s e n se s su c h a s b e f o r e , e a r l y, f i r s t , c h i e f, t o w a r d , a g a i n s t , n e a r , a t , a r o u n d . 2 A m o n g i t s p a r o n y m s a r e fo rt h ,
1 Watkins, C. (2000), The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo European Roots, p. 67 2 Watkins, C. (2000), The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo European Roots, p. 65 3 http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=-hood Starling Hunter 2011 1