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ArchivesRe: Names with a meaning antonimous with "chaste"?
in reply to a message by Getb2
Right, ok. That's not actually what "survivalist" means or what it would convey to a native English speaker. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivalism
"Being a prostitute would have been worse than being blind? not to survivalists."
I will answer this using your intended meaning (people living a subsistence lifestyle whose daily life was a struggle).
For people living a hand-to-mouth existence in Roman times (or most other times before today), literacy would have been minimal to non-existent. The meaning of any name given might never have been known to the family, much less have been of any importance.
Further up the social scale, it's important to remember that there's a difference between a natural affliction and a lifestyle choice. People went blind quite frequently, and "blind" could also have a positive metaphorical meaning in some circumstances; but generally it was not the fault of the person going blind. Sexual promiscuity, on the other hand, was a deliberate negative moral choice which could lead to serious social consequences for the whole family.
http://wonderingchristine.blogspot.com/
"Being a prostitute would have been worse than being blind? not to survivalists."
I will answer this using your intended meaning (people living a subsistence lifestyle whose daily life was a struggle).
For people living a hand-to-mouth existence in Roman times (or most other times before today), literacy would have been minimal to non-existent. The meaning of any name given might never have been known to the family, much less have been of any importance.
Further up the social scale, it's important to remember that there's a difference between a natural affliction and a lifestyle choice. People went blind quite frequently, and "blind" could also have a positive metaphorical meaning in some circumstances; but generally it was not the fault of the person going blind. Sexual promiscuity, on the other hand, was a deliberate negative moral choice which could lead to serious social consequences for the whole family.
http://wonderingchristine.blogspot.com/
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