2006-11-26 02:11:12 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
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Did someone forget to tell you what an anagram was? Retard and tread are not anagrams of each other,just so you know.
2006-11-26 02:29:21 · update #1
You figured it out! Praise Santa!
2006-11-26 02:19:07 · answer #1 · answered by KathyS 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋
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Is the fact that Santa is an anagram for Satan coincidence or significant?
2015-08-14 18:06:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is deceiving to think that Santa means Saint. It does not. Santa as an anagram is Satan. Claus as an anagram is Lucas.
Satan Lucas is Satan Lucifer.
Saint Nicholas is not proven to be real. Old Nick means the Devil.
http://www.biblebelievers.com/jmelton/SantaClause.html
Santa Claus is a mockery of Jesus Christ.
2014-09-24 18:24:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Obviously a coincidence. Satan is an English word, but Santa is not. Santa means saint.. If you look for anagrams by crossing over from one language to another you can do probably do almost anything you want, and even without crossing over. eg God is and anagram of dog, but heaven help anybody who tries to draw any conclusions from that one.
2006-11-26 02:27:16 · answer #4 · answered by Palamino 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Santa is derived from the Latin word sanctus (holy/consecrated). The English word Saint has the same etymology, and came to use via Old French saint/seinte, which came from the Latin sanctus. The word Latin word pre-dates Christianity.
Satan is from the Hebrew root s-t-n (one who opposes, an adversary)
Therefore the similarity, and the anagram is a coincidence.
2014-09-30 12:09:15 · answer #5 · answered by HummingBird 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's coincidence. Santa Claus is an anglicized form of Sinterklaas, which is the Dutch name for Saint Nicholas, who, according to legend, was a generous man that gave his entire personal fortune to help the less-fortunate.
Just because a word that comes from a different language seems similar to something bad in your language, doesn't mean that it really is.
2006-11-26 02:17:25 · answer #6 · answered by Avie 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
First of all, Satan is only evil in some religions. In early Christian/Islamic/Jewish times (and even now, excluding some movies) he was an Angel of God who worked for him as like a Prosecuting Attoney or Devil's advocate. Maybe that's how he became evil.
He was never cast out by God as some Angels were for "marrying " mortals. In fact he was quite a trustful servant of God.
Secondly, why do you ask such a rhetoric question? Bored today?
2006-11-26 02:19:57 · answer #7 · answered by peter a 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The story of Santa comes from the Vienese legend about St. Nicholas.
Who I learned last year had a companion named Krampus. An evil
spirit. Seems funny to me!
2006-11-26 02:14:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
We can trace the etymology of each word to see they are in fact not related. Santa comes from the stories of Saint Nicholas, a priest who used to give gifts to his parishioners over the difficult time of winter solstice when food was scarce. The name Santa Claus then is from his name - Santa is Spanish for Saint and Claus is related to Nicholas (Think Nicholas = Klaus). So then, the word Santa comes from saint. On the other hand Satan comes straight from Hebrew: שׂטן (Satan) which means accuser and refers to a tempter in the Book of Job. As such there is explainable history behind both words that indicates no relation.
2016-03-17 07:43:47 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has immense significance- but only to people who wear anoraks and attend Star Trek conventions.
2006-11-26 02:43:50 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋