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Mater familias
(924 words)
1. Definition and basic characteristicsThe term “house mother” (taken from Latin
mater familias) was in widespread use in early modern Europe, primarily in Protestant normative texts and literature (including in marriage- and funeral sermons and in the so-called
Hausväterliteratur (“pater familias literature”). In all European countries, the role of the mater familias, complementing that of the pater familias (Pater f…
Date:
2019-10-14
Pater familias
(1,071 words)
1. Definition“Master of the house” is a translation of the New Testament
oikodespótes (“lord of the house,” Matthew 10.25, according to Luther), rendered as
pater familias in the Latin Vulgate. The phrase is also used as an equivalent for the ancient term
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Date:
2020-10-06
