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Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

sinngebend

English translation:

providing meaning

Added to glossary by Chris Weimar (M.A.)
Feb 24, 2012 15:37
12 yrs ago
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German term

sinngebend

German to English Social Sciences Philosophy
Die Kirche als *sinngebende* Institution.

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English-speakers

Wechselwirkungen zwischen allen Kulturbegriffen, die wir schon aus dem Lateinischen abgeleitet haben, werden umfasst. Hierbei werden sinngebende Instanzen (Kirche), als kulturschaffend, die natürliche Umwelt betreffende (Agrikultur) als geschlossen bezeichnet und der soziale Kulturbegriff wird „offen“ genannt.
Proposed translations (English)
4 +1 provider of meaning
3 +3 giving purpose (and direction)
2 +2 imparts a sense of meaning
4 relevant
4 providing a sense of purpose
3 signifying/significant
3 meaning-giving
Change log

Feb 24, 2012 15:38: Jonathan MacKerron changed "Language pair" from "English to German" to "German to English"

Discussion

Ramey Rieger (X) Feb 25, 2012:
Perhaps defining culture? The context we have is vacuous in itself, it's just not enough to go on.
thefastshow Feb 25, 2012:
@ Camille indeed a tricky one ... http://www.roshan-institute.org/474552 not sure either how the author interpretes kulturschaffend here. Question is can one "create" culture or is one shaping culture or building a culture; maybe one is just culturally active or contributing to a culture http://37signals.com/svn/posts/1022-you-dont-create-a-cultur... ...hard cookie in the context given.
Petra Höntzsch Feb 25, 2012:
"kulturschaffend" for me is "creating culture". Something that creates culture.
casper (X) Feb 25, 2012:
@ Chris Weimar (M.A.) How do you propose to translate kulturschaffend ?
Bernhard Sulzer Feb 24, 2012:
@Chris I have a feeling this is here not so much meant as "sinnschaffend" (creating/providing "ultimate" meaning) but rather as "sinngebend" (giving/"bestowing" "certain" meaning(s) to/on something - ideas, customs, traditions etc.) because the second definition in your text is "kulturschaffend". However, another possibility is "purpose-giving/-imparting" - as Cilian suggests. To be sure, additional context is needed (IMO). Bernhard
Kim Metzger Feb 24, 2012:
@Petra http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/words/live_life.htm
Carmen Lawrence Feb 24, 2012:
meaningful? Could one not possibly use 'meaningful'? Assuming that if it has meaning, it can impart meaning?
Petra Höntzsch Feb 24, 2012:
sinngebend means something like "giving sense to live". I don't know the English expression
Jonathan MacKerron Feb 24, 2012:
@Chris Is this a stand-alone section title?
"The Church as a value-instilling institution"

Proposed translations

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2 hrs
Selected

provider of meaning

"The church as provider of meaning" (drop "institution" - we all know it is one)
Peer comment(s):
agree Johanna Timm, PhD : great solution; cp: http://tiny.cc/utizj
2 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thx to @ll! Have not expected so many answers and missed the discussion. I think they are all good ways of putting it...but I like this one best :) Reasoning: subjective and short o' time."
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4 mins

imparts a sense of meaning

institutionally speaking...

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Note added at 9 mins (2012-02-24 15:46:25 GMT)
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or "imparts a sense of purpose", if that better fits the overall context
Peer comment(s):
agree Horst Huber (X) : Yes, endows (life) with ..., brings siginificance to. Difficult not to resort to a verbal construction.
10 mins
many possibilities indeed "imbues/instills/inculcates/inspires"
agree philgoddard
1 hr
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10 mins

signifying/significant

Also
seminal
consequential
important
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+3
22 mins

giving purpose (and direction)

I reckon a 1-word solution will be difficult to find.
Peer comment(s):
agree Helen Shiner : Yes, gives life meaning / purpose or gives us a sense of purpose / direction. Not far from wegweisend.
2 hrs
agree seehand
2 days 16 hrs
agree Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
3 days 16 hrs
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38 mins

meaning-giving

"meaning-giving institution", analog zu "meaning of life"
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44 mins

relevant

sugg: "relevant" or possibly " purposeful"
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20 hrs

providing a sense of purpose

institutions providing a sense of purpose,

...passt in der Verbindung zu kulturschaffend insofern, dass solche Institutionen, die durch Vermitteln von Inhalten, Aufstellen von Regeln und Verhaltensweisen sowie Bereitstellung von äusseren Rahmenbedingungen durchaus als kulturschaffend im Sinne von kulturprägend aufgefasst werden können, obwohl kulturschaffend zumeist ja als Vokabel im Kontext künstlerischer Betätigung auftaucht.

ein bischen fieser und manipulativer hier noch: instilling purpose
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