2007July2, Monday
Interesting Word: “Tergiversate”
From Calvin’s Commentary on Genesis 3:16:
In order that the majesty of the judge may shine the more brightly, God uses no long disputation; whence also we may perceive of what avail are all our tergiversations with him.
Tergiversate (tər-jĭv’ər-sāt’)
verb
To evade or equivocate; to be deliberately ambiguous or confusing in order to mislead; constantly to change one’s opinion or attitude; to commit treason or apostasy.
From Latin, tergum “back,” versare “to turn.”
Tim Prussic said,
2007July3, Tuesday at 16:00
It seems that to use this word in converstation would be to tergiversate… or at least confuse!