Ineffable

Ineffable \In*ef”fa*ble\, a. [L. ineffabilis: cf. F. ineffable.
See In- not, and Effable, Fame.]
Incapable of being expressed in words; unspeakable;
unutterable; indescribable; as, the ineffable joys of heaven.
(sourced from http://dictionary.die.net/ineffable, Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

I’m at a loss for words…When I was growing up, it took some work to get a definition of a word you didn’t know. You had to pull that heavy dictionary off the dusty shelf and look it up. Incredibly tedious ;).

But now, you type in definition:ineffable into your Google search bar, and Voila! Instant knowledge. So is Bishop Trautman really saying that Joe and Mary Catholic aren’t web savvy? 🙂

See great coverage of the USCCB translation fiasco here (Fr. Z), here (Argent), and here (Amy Welborn).

(Also, see the great comment on the previous post – relating this to our Google influenced, tab-ridden, limited attention span world.)

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