Core Glossary

translation_memory.json is the enforced glossary for every Phase 2 translation in this curriculum. This document summarizes its shape and the principles behind it; see the Glossary Risk Groups for the full per-term entries.

Composition

The glossary currently holds 47 terms spanning all four risk tiers, drawn from the doctrines identified in Doctrine Analysis and grounded in the cultural risks identified in Culture Analysis. Every term entry records:

• The approved Korean translation (Hangul) and Revised Romanization transliteration
• The doctrine risk tier (Critical/High/Medium/Low)
• Explicitly rejected alternatives, with reasons tied to Korean shamanism, Confucian social ethics, folk astrology, or denominational (Catholic/Protestant) variation as appropriate
• Notes explaining any non-obvious translation choice, including honorific-grammar requirements where relevant

Governing principles

1. Established usage over invention — where the Korean Revised Version already has a settled rendering (하나님, 예수, 주님, 그리스도), this glossary follows it rather than proposing an alternative.
2. Explicit rejection, not silent avoidance — every Critical-risk term records why the tempting alternative is wrong and which specific practice it comes from (a shamanistic ritual, a Confucian rite, a folk-astrology system), so a translator or reviewer understands the reasoning rather than just following a rule.
3. Version-controlled and append-only in Phase 2 — if a new term is discovered during document translation, it is added to translation memory and the version number incremented, never silently improvised per-document (see the AI Translation Requirements’ Translation Memory Load and Enforcement Instructions).

Relationship to the Doctrine Risk Registry

Every glossary term’s doctrine field links back to an entry in doctrine_risk_registry.json, so a term’s risk tier is always traceable to the specific doctrine it protects — the glossary enforces vocabulary, the doctrine registry explains why that vocabulary matters.