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fieldsparrow
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I was searching for a thread on how to hold the Rosary while praying, and have found this useful.
However, I did have to pipe in on the etymology of “sinister.” “Sinister” is just Latin for “left.” If you have an eyeglasses prescription, take a look at it – you will see OD (oculus dexter, right eye) and OS (oculus sinister, left eye). My understanding is that the modern meaning of “sinister” derives from superstition that things happening on the left side were somehow unlucky or bad portents. So a bend sinister in heraldry preserves both meanings, in a way.
However, I did have to pipe in on the etymology of “sinister.” “Sinister” is just Latin for “left.” If you have an eyeglasses prescription, take a look at it – you will see OD (oculus dexter, right eye) and OS (oculus sinister, left eye). My understanding is that the modern meaning of “sinister” derives from superstition that things happening on the left side were somehow unlucky or bad portents. So a bend sinister in heraldry preserves both meanings, in a way.