http://www.forthefainthearted.com/2010/02/19/talking-in-a-funny-way/ A Church of Ireland Rector in rural Leinster Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:26:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.forthefainthearted.com/2010/02/19/talking-in-a-funny-way/comment-page-1/#comment-3196 Ian Poulton Sat, 20 Feb 2010 14:54:08 +0000 http://www.forthefainthearted.com/?p=4419#comment-3196 Sounds to much like a Premier League footballer and, therefore, far too accessible to those who are not of the cognoscenti! Sounds to much like a Premier League footballer and, therefore, far too accessible to those who are not of the cognoscenti!

]]> http://www.forthefainthearted.com/2010/02/19/talking-in-a-funny-way/comment-page-1/#comment-3194 blackwatertown Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:47:54 +0000 http://www.forthefainthearted.com/?p=4419#comment-3194 I've always found the myriad archdeaconry corridors and nooks and crannies confusing, and suspected they were a refuge for the smug and snooty. But having said that, the arcane and archaic often has a special charm, even if it gets in the way of present day activities. Therefore, I propose a new ecclesiastical hierarchical term - hidalgo. It's fallen out of use elsewhere, so perhaps it could be retasked and reintroduced to mean - say - a replacement bishop, one who steps in when the incumbent is indisposed, overemotional, jailed or on holiday. It's a great word. I regret it's no longer used. I’ve always found the myriad archdeaconry corridors and nooks and crannies confusing, and suspected they were a refuge for the smug and snooty. But having said that, the arcane and archaic often has a special charm, even if it gets in the way of present day activities.
Therefore, I propose a new ecclesiastical hierarchical term – hidalgo. It’s fallen out of use elsewhere, so perhaps it could be retasked and reintroduced to mean – say – a replacement bishop, one who steps in when the incumbent is indisposed, overemotional, jailed or on holiday. It’s a great word. I regret it’s no longer used.

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