tag-Synopsis
Occurrence of tag
The 'Synopsis' tag is linked to webpages (see title-list below) that show overviews or summaries of Parts, Topics or Chapters of the WCG-Book.
The tag may also refer to a summary of a specific theme or subject in the book doctrine.
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Explanation of keyword
The tag 'synopsis' here, also captures the terms 'overview', 'summary' or epitome.
A summary can be a brief/compact description of the content of (a part of) the WCG-story.
A synopsis may be a listing of important facts relevant to the WCG doctrine.
An overview could be a listing of definitions, keywords, tags, abbreviations, or songs.
An epitome may be a concise expression that captures the essential nature or highest example of a theme.
Linguistic derivation
From Latin Origin:
Summary
Summarium (Latin)
- Meaning: an abstract, epitome, brief statement, or digest of the main points.
- Root: summa = "the highest point", "the whole amount", "the total", "the essence".
- Related Latin terms:
- summa = total, whole, chief point
- summus = highest, greatest, uppermost
Classical sense:
A summarium was a concise presentation of the essential points of a larger work, reducing many details to their core substance.
Literal Latin idea: "That which contains the total essence."
From Greek Origin:
Synopsis
Greek: σύνοψις (sýnopsis)
Transliteration: sýnopsis.
Meaning: overview, general view, survey, synopsis.
Components:
- σύν (syn) = together
- ὄψις (opsis) = view, sight
Literal meaning: "Seeing together.
This is probably the closest Greek equivalent to the modern idea of a summary.
Epitome
Greek: ἐπιτομή (epitomḗ)
Transliteration: epitomē.
Meaning: abridgement, epitome, condensed version of a larger work.
Components:
- ἐπί (epi) = upon
- τομή (tomē) = cutting
Literal meaning: "A cutting down" or "a shortened extraction."
This is the source of the English word epitome.
Reference to related articles
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