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minus-squaresamus12345@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·28 days agoI’ve always preferred “gesundheit” as it’s wishing the person good health rather than using religious terminology.
minus-squareKSP Atlas@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·28 days agoThe polish version (Na zdrowie!) is basically the same, someone should make a map of what kind of response one gives when someone sneezes (religious, health, etc.)
minus-squaresamus12345@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·28 days agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Response_to_sneezing
minus-square2910000@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·27 days ago Go away kitten I’m using that!
minus-squareEmpricorn@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·27 days ago“Bless” is archaic, but I don’t think it has to be exclusively religious.
minus-squareNιƙƙιDιɱҽʂ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-227 days agoBless verb to consecrate or sanctify by a religious rite; make or pronounce holy I think bless is an inherently religious word, although not necessarily of any particular religion
I’ve always preferred “gesundheit” as it’s wishing the person good health rather than using religious terminology.
The polish version (Na zdrowie!) is basically the same, someone should make a map of what kind of response one gives when someone sneezes (religious, health, etc.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Response_to_sneezing
I’m using that!
“Bless” is archaic, but I don’t think it has to be exclusively religious.
Bless
verb
to consecrate or sanctify by a religious rite; make or pronounce holy
I think bless is an inherently religious word, although not necessarily of any particular religion