Jun 30, 2016 01:27
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Russian term
костельный служитель
Russian to English
Social Sciences
Religion
In an 1892 birth record from what is now Poland, a witness is described as a 52-year-old "костельный служитель." Of course, I could just translate it as "church servant," but really have no concept of what that might be. Any idea as to what this person's actually job entailed?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | Lay servant, or clerс |
Alex Koudlai
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| 3 +1 | church warden |
David Knowles
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| 3 | beadle |
Roman Soluk
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Proposed translations
32 mins
Alex Koudlai
United States
United States
Native in Russian
Specializes in field
United States
superb quality and velocity
Native in: Russian 
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English
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4
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Lay servant, or clerс
к.с. - это любой священник, монах, или член данного католического прихода, у которого есть некое поручение следить за чистотой, за порядком, собирать пожертвования, звонить, и т.д. Нередко такая работа исполняется безвозмездно, как личное служение церкви и богу, а также и во искупление грехов.
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Note added at 37 mins (2016-06-30 02:04:16 GMT)
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cleric, of course
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Note added at 37 mins (2016-06-30 02:04:16 GMT)
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cleric, of course
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Bolshoe spasibo!"
3 hrs
Roman Soluk
Ukraine
Ukraine
Native in Russian
Ukraine
Professional UKR & RUS translations
Native in: Ukrainian , Russian
Works in: English to Ukrainian, Ukrainian to English, English to Russian, and 1 more.
beadle
+1
6 hrs
David Knowles
Native in English
Specialist in Civil Law & Contracts
Native in: English 
Works in: Russian to English, English, Ukrainian to English
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12
church warden
I think this is the most likely meaning, although "churchwarden" as a specific title is largely restricted to the Anglican (Episcopalian) Church.
Reference comments
4 hrs
Turdimurod Rakhmanov
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
Specializes in field
Kyrgyzstan
Education, Legal, Technical & Medical
Native in: Uzbek (Variants: Tashkent, Ferghana valley, Samarkand-Bukhara, Khorezm) , Kirghiz
Works in: English to Uzbek, English to Kirghiz, English to Kazakh, and 26 more.
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8
Reference:
Polish Roman Catholic church servant
м. польск. католическая церковь, храм. Костельный, костеловый, к нему относящийся, прнадлежщий
место общения католиков с богом
house of God; sanctuary or (church) where Roman Catholics speak to God (worship)
место общения католиков с богом
house of God; sanctuary or (church) where Roman Catholics speak to God (worship)
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