An excellent clarification Thorne. The good old Websters dicyionary still comes in very handy. I also think, in a subject as emotionally charged as religous beliefs, it has a lot to do with personal perceptions. To one person the same word can mean something completely different than it does to another. Also a lot depends on the context it is used in and that applies to written text as well as the way it is emphasised in a conversation. Ahh the vagaries of the English Language.

I think it is rare for people in general to pull out a dictionary these days except when they are explaining something to their children for a homework assignment or to clarify a point as you have done here. I know I only really do it when I want to check the spelling of a word like "vagaries" so I don't appear as stupid as I may sound or for an important email or the like.

The amount of misspelled words and lousy grammar I get in letters sent by companies still staggers me. In this day and age with things like spell checkers and grammar checkers at our finger tips it still happens. But I digress and have gone completely off topic.

I shall never the less hit the new thankyou button for your most useful post.

Cheers.