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Semantic Analysis

Semantic Analysis

Several Czech terms in this Language Package carry either a weakened/archaic sense or a dominant unrelated secular sense compared to their New Testament source meaning, a pattern shaped less by rival theology than by two generations of minimal religious practice.

Terms weakened into archaism (low activation, not wrong activation)

  • Spasení (salvation): technically correct and historically established, but for most secular readers it registers primarily as old-fashioned or literary, similar to biblical-register English words like “wherefore” — the word activates almost no conceptual content on its own.
  • Vtělení (incarnation), přičtená spravedlnost (imputed righteousness): both are precise theological terms with very low everyday use, meaning they carry almost no competing wrong meaning but also almost no automatic recognition.

Terms captured by a dominant unrelated secular sense

  • Povolání (calling): dominated by the “occupation/profession” sense in virtually all everyday use.
  • Smlouva (covenant): dominated by the “contract/agreement” sense (leases, employment contracts).
  • Vyvolení (election): dominated by the “selected/chosen” sense from competitive contexts (job selection, sports).
  • Pán (lord): dominated by the “Mister/Sir” polite-address sense, distinguished from the theological sense only by capitalization.
  • Ospravedlnění (justification): dominated by the “excusing an action” sense in everyday speech.

Implication

Because Czech’s semantic risk runs almost entirely toward flattening (either into archaism or into unrelated secular meaning) rather than toward theological over-loading from a rival framework, the glossary’s notes field for this Language Package consistently recommends active conceptual reactivation and explanation, rather than warning against a specific wrong doctrinal substitute the way most other Language Packages in this pipeline do.

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