Hierosolyma

Japanese: Hierosolyma
Hierosolyma

…The Hebrew word Yerushalayim is often interpreted as the foundation of peace. The city is also called Hierosolyma in Greek and Kudos in Arabic (both meaning holy), and its sacred character has always been emphasized in its names. Jerusalem has been symbolized cosmologically and eschatologically in the three religions, as it was recognized as umbilicus mundi (center of the world) in Latin. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Hierosolyma" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ヘブライ語のイェルシャライムはしばしば〈平和の基礎〉と解釈された。また,この都市は,ギリシア語ではヒエロソリュマHierosolyma,アラビア語でクドス(いずれも〈聖〉を意味する)と呼ばれるように,その呼称においてもたえず〈聖〉なる性格が強調されてきた都市である。エルサレムはラテン語でウンビリクス・ムンディumbilicus mundi(世界の中心)と認識されたごとく,3宗教において宇宙論的に,また終末論的に象徴化されつづけた。…

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出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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