Glossary Term
Risk: Medium- Approved rendering
- Сын Божий
- Transliteration
- Syn Bozhiy
- Rejected alternatives
- божественный посланник
Son Of God
Fully settled Nicene-heritage term shared with Russian Orthodoxy’s own confession (Nicene Creed is used in the Orthodox liturgy itself, in Church Slavonic and modern Russian). Lower risk than in non-creedal-heritage languages because there is no competing cultural concept to smuggle in error; the main task is precision, not defense against syncretism.