Glossary Term
Risk: High- Approved rendering
- Seçilmə
- Transliteration
- say-cheel-MAY
- Rejected alternatives
- qismət (fate/fortune), yazı (what is 'written', fatalistic decree)
Election
God’s sovereign, personal choosing for salvation. Qismət and yazı both carry strong fatalistic-decree connotations common in Azerbaijani folk religious speech; seçilmə preserves the relational, purposive sense Romans intends.
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