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Re: britannia

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Andrei Todorov on September 9, 2005

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britannia
Posted by alie on March 10, 2005

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Re: britannia

> what does the word britannia mean?
> i already know it is a roman goegraphical term but i would really like to know what that term means.
> if amyone can help me i'd really like some help thanks
"Brit - ania" may mean "unity", "union". It roots back to the old semitic language, in which the holy judean scriptures were written. The key word of the 5 Moses' books as well as the rest of the judges and prophets is "brit", that is translated in some languages as "covenant" or "union".
That was the union that The Creator laid between Him and His people. In Old Russian (that was coined in IX century AC) the word "brit" is translates as "zavet", i.e. "the will".(In Old Russian "The Old Testament" has been referred to as "Vetkhij (i.e. Old) Zavet"
As Isabel Hill Elder truely suggests by the time of first Christians in Palistine the heberic community on the island was large (present Cornwell, York or Eboracum etc.) It had been developped in previous ages by ousting the Israelites and Judeas from Palestine by the mighty neigbouring states as well as by yet more deep-rooted trading links. Among the polytheistic multytribal populace of the island the former Israelitis and Judeas had been the sole tribes who confessed monotheism laid down in the holy sciptures. Though the populace was by no means homogenuous the idea of "unity" (controversial from some points) may had been absorbed by the whole of the populace.
Thus the old meaning of "brit" had been applied to the populace of the island.

Any objections and comments are welcome.
Andret, Moscow

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