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Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

hacer jaculatorias

English translation:

ejaculations

Added to glossary by Joss Heywood
May 8, 2010 13:42
14 yrs ago
Spanish term

hacer jaculatorias

Spanish to English Art/Literary Religion
Como signo de gratitud, Teresa comenzó a **hacer jaculatorias.**

This is from an account of a woman's visions of the Virgin Mary. Mary "healed" this woman's burnt foot. This is the sentence that follows.

RAE defines "jaculatoria" as an "Oración breve y fervorosa". But I'm looking for an equivalent in English Catholic terminology. I was thinking of "devotions" but I am not sure if that would be the same.
Proposed translations (English)
5 +3 ejaculations
3 +3 short prayers
4 make jaculatories
3 invocatios
Change log

May 14, 2010 02:03: Joss Heywood Created KOG entry

Proposed translations

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ejaculations

Believe it or not - this is the technical term - we used to use it when I was a child at convent school. However, nowadays, you might prefer the alternative "aspirations"!
Example sentence:

An ejaculation, sometimes also called an aspiration, is a short prayer meant to be memorized and repeated throughout the day

Reference:

http://catholicism.about.com/od/prayers/g/Ejaculation.htm

Note from asker:
Thank you, this is what I was looking for - I knew there was an English word with the same Latin root but I couldn't think of it.
Peer comment(s):
agree teresa quimper
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agree Bubo Coroman (X) : http://www.spanishdict.com/translate/jaculatoria you can help explain the term by putting "Teresa spontaneously broke into jaculatory prayers"
50 mins
neutral JaneTranslates : To Deborah Lockett: According to Merriam Webster Unabridged online, there is no such word as "jaculatory" in English. There is, however, "ejaculatory," and "ejaculatory prayers" is given as an example. With that change, I fully support Deb's suggestion.
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You are right that "jaculatory" is not in the dictionaries now - it's a very old word (see this from the year 1683 http://puffin.creighton.edu/jesuit/relations/relations_63.ht... and is now only in technical use. As you say, ejaculatory is equivalent now.
agree David Ronder : But what would the verb be? Make? Do? Utter? Emit??
22 hrs
(they are often silent, internal) repeat - say - pray - breathe - make - utter (only if they are aloud)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you! "
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short prayers

Una sugerencia.
Reference:

http://www.spanishdict.com/translate/jaculatoria

Peer comment(s):
agree María T. Vargas : This is what the Oxford Superlex says & what I'd use.
23 mins
Ok, thanks.
agree Carmen Schultz : This is what I would use too
47 mins
Ok, thanks.
agree Marianna Tucci
16 hrs
Thanks.
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58 mins

invocatios

"Ejaculations" is technically correct, but just in case you want another option...


Se podría decir algo como "... T started invoking/ began to invoke the (Blessed) Virgin Mary"

Invocations - Short Prayers. Prayers & Prayer Request. ... Holy Virgin Mary, immaculate Mother of God and our Mother, speak thou for us to ...
www.cyberrecovery.net/forums/showthread.php?t=4062

The invocations, generally very short, have two parts: the first of praise (Virgo clemens) ... They are important acts of homage to the Blessed Virgin Mary, ...
https://peek-a-boo.appspot.com/www.wf.../LitanyBVM.html -

Litanies of the Blessed Virgin Mary These consist of a long series of invocations to Our Lady, which follow in a uniform rhythm, thereby creating a stream ...
www.catholicculture.org/culture/.../05_1.cfm -

The Catholic princes and the town began to invoke the Sacred Virgin with the title of "María Auxiliadora" and they went in pilgrimage to a chapel that with ...
www.arcangelgabriel.com/images/.../mariaauxiliadora.htm -

In this short prayer, we invoke the Blessed Virgin Mary for her help in safeguarding our virtue. This is a very good prayer to pray at times when we are ...
catholicism.about.com/.../tothevirginmary/Prayers_to_Saint_Mary_the_Mother_of_God.htm

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make jaculatories

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Jaculatory

Jac´u`la`to`ry
a. 1. Darting or throwing out suddenly; also, suddenly thrown out; uttered in short sentences; ejaculatory; as, jaculatory prayers.

http://www.spanishdict.com/translate/jaculatory

jaculatory

jaculatory [ya-kiu-la-to-ri]
adjetivo
1. Arrojado o disparado de pronto.
2. Jaculatorio, breve y fervoroso.

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http://www.hyperdictionary.com/dictionary/jaculatory

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Definition:

\Jac"u*la*to*ry\, a. [L. jaculatorius: cf. F.
jaculatoire.]
Darting or throwing out suddenly; also, suddenly thrown out;
uttered in short sentences; ejaculatory; as, jaculatory
prayers. --Smart.

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Note added at 5 hrs (2010-05-08 18:50:32 GMT)
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OR TO PRAY JACULATORIES
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