Etymological-Meaning EDUCATION

EDUCATION AND
RELATED
TERMS:
Their Etymological Meaning
CHILD
Anglo-Saxon word that means
BEGOTTEN OF THE WOMB.
To beget of the womb means TO

NURTURE AND EDIFY IN LOVE
OVER TIME.
CHILD AS SUBJECT
OF EDUCATION
SOMEONE NURTURED IN LOVE
OVER TIME, made ready and
disposed by nature for education for
perfection by his/her parents and
his/her teachers
FAMILY
From a Latin word that means TO
KEEP AND PRESERVE in order to
enhance the child potentials and
endowments.
HOME
Which implies “WHERE THE
WOUNDING ENDS AND THE
HEALING BEGINS”, where a child
finds rest, comfort, and assurance
PARENTS
Literally means ENTITIES THAT
BRING FORTH OR BEGET:
FATHER AND MOTHER
MAN & WOMAN
WOMAN, romantically linked to
THE WOMB OF MAN, then
referring to both the male and female
of the species. They are LORD, THE
GUARD OF THE BREAD, and
LADY, THE KNEADER OF THE
BREAD.
MAN & WOMAN
Women are the BRIDE, THE
VESSEL OF LIFE, and MEN, THE
BRIDEGROOM, THE CUSTODIAN
OF THE VESSEL OF LIFE.
Note: remove “bride” from bridegroom, and you
have “groom”, SOMEONE WHO TAKES CARE
OF THE HORSES.
MAN & WOMAN
Enter into CONJUGAL union, with
YOKE on their necks to ensure that
they go together in the same
direction. They receive the sacrament
of MATRIMONY, THE FRUIT OF
THE MOTHER.
MAN & WOMAN
The CHILD is THEIR
RESPONSIBILITY, the MAN &
WOMAN who come together for life in
total gift of self for the sake of the
PROCREATION, TO CREATE WITH
GOD, sustain and nourish, and the
EDUCATION, TO DRAW OUT THE
BEST, of the child.
EDUCATION
From Latin word EDUCARE,
meaning TO LEAD OUT PEOPLE:
OUT OF IGNORANCE
OUT OF HELPLESSNESS
OUT OF CONFUSION
OUT OF YESTERDAY
SCHOOL
The CHILD is sent to SCHOOL, A
PLACE WHERE LEISURE TAKES
PLACE.
The word LEISURE means

CONTEMPLATION OF REALITY
OR STUDY OF TRUTH
PUPIL
Through grade school, the CHILD
studies reality mainly through his/her
SIGHT & HEARING. He/she is
called PUPIL, TO GIVE THE
IMAGE OF THE PUPILS OF THE
EYE.
STUDENT
When the child grows a little older,
he/she gets to be called STUDENT,
SOMEONE WHO IS EAGER
ABOUT THINGS.
TEACHER
In school, the child meets another set
of educators, the TEACHERS,
THOSE WHO SHOW HIM/HER
REALITY AND TRUTH.
COLLEGE
After he/she finishes basic education, the CHILD
enters COLLEGE, WITH CHOICE OR WITH
DELIGHT, having chosen freely the preparation
he/she needs for his/her career or PROFESSION, that
through which he/she will BRING HIMSELF FORTH.
Throughout the rest of his/her life, he/she
SANCTIFIES, TO MAKE HOLY OR EXCELLENT,
himself/herself, others, his/her professional work, and
the family that he/she himself/herself may have the
vocation to build.
INSTRUCTION
Through the STRUCTURED (hence INSTRUCTION,
INTO A STRUCTURE) formative years of the
CHILD, TEACHER is around, SHOWING HOW TO
CONTEMPLATE THE TRUTH, SHOWING HOW
TO LEARN TO CONTEMPLATE THE TRUTH,
SHOWING THE INTELLECTUAL DISCIPLINE
NECESSARY TO CONTEMPLATE AND HAVE A
FIRM GRASP OF THE TRUTH, SHOWING BY
EXAMPLE THE HUMAN QUALITIES IT TAKES
TO LIVE ACCORDING TO THE TRUTH.
THE WORK OF A
TEACHER
His/her FOCUS is the CHILD: THAT
HE/SHE MAY GRADUALLY BUT
SURELY REMOVE THE VEILS OF
IGNORANCE AND WEAKNESSES SO
THAT HE/SHE MAY HELP THE CHILD
DRAW OUT THE MASTERPIECE OF
HUMAN PERSONALITY THE CHILD IS
DESTINED TO BECOME THROUGH
AND THROUGH
THE WORK OF A
TEACHER
The child starts INNOCENT. Slowly he/she begins
knowing things, first in their most basic principles,
then their immediate causes, then in their ultimate
causes. In the end, the CHILD becomes a
man/woman of CHARACTER, always struggling,
sometimes falling but many times rising again.
He/she becomes a person of wisdom and virtue, a
good & upright man/woman.
THE WORK OF A
TEACHER
His/her MISSION is to enable the CHILD’S intellect to
understand the truth, each time more and more, and to
enable the child’s will to love and choose the higher good,
at all times. Thus, the teacher should work on the
CHILD’S EXTERNAL & INTERNAL SENSES, that they
may serve him/her well; and on his/her emotions and
appetites, that he/she may be able to exercise full control
over them towards his/her increasing maturity and human
perfection.
A TRUE STORY
There are five men seeking admission into
Heaven, four of them trying to be the first in
line in a bid to be the first one called in. God
is the presiding officer. He calls the first one
at random.
A TRUE STORY
“You, what are you and what have you done?”
“I am a lawyer, My Lord. I have defended the

oppressed in the courts of law and have rendered my
legal services free to the poor
of the land
“Well done, good and faithful servant. Enter the

Kingdom of Heaven.”
A TRUE STORY
“You, what are you and what have you done?”
“ I am a doctor, O Lord. I have cured many sick

people and have restored them to good health. For
payment, I accept only what my patients are able
to afford
“Well done, good and faithful servant. Enter the

Kingdom of Heaven.”
A TRUE STORY
God proceeds with the third and the fourth, a priest and a
pilot. The fifth man, quite elderly, was unobtrusive in one
corner of the pearly gates. God has noticed how happy the
old man was each time one of the four others was admitted
into Heaven.
“And you old man. You don‘t seem to be as eager as the

others to enter into Heaven. And yet, your eyes brightened
up whenever I made a decision to admit. What are you, and
what have you done?”
A TRUE STORY
Your Excellency, truly I am happy for the four because
they have done a lot for humanity and have been deemed
by You deserving of Heaven. For my part, I can’t say really
much. I was their Teacher.”
“Hail Teacher. You are the noblest of all. Come into

Heaven. Sit by my right side and, together, let us govern
the Kingdom.”
INDEED, BE PROUD
TO BE A TEACHER,
…YOUR HUSBAND/WIFE
DEPENDS ON YOU. 

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EDUCATION AND

To beget of the womb means TO

The word LEISURE means

“I am a lawyer, My Lord. I have defended the

“Well done, good and faithful servant. Enter the

“ I am a doctor, O Lord. I have cured many sick

“Well done, good and faithful servant. Enter the

“And you old man. You don‘t seem to be as eager as the

“Hail Teacher. You are the noblest of all. Come into

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