Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
cúpula
English translation:
(temple) governing body
Added to glossary by
Marlene Curtis
Mar 3, 2011 15:27
13 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
Ireland
German-English Translator
Native in: English (Variant: Irish) 
Works in: German to English
cúpula
Portuguese to English
Art/Literary
Religion
How would you translate the word “cúpula”?
The term appears in a religious book I am translating, based on the Bible, and it refers to a group of leaders or officials, for example in the expression “cúpula do templo”.
I found “cupola”, an architectural term, and “copula”, an anatomical one - neither seems related to the administrative sense intended here.
Is there a word to refer to such a group/body, or could anybody suggest a suitable translation of it?
The term appears in a religious book I am translating, based on the Bible, and it refers to a group of leaders or officials, for example in the expression “cúpula do templo”.
I found “cupola”, an architectural term, and “copula”, an anatomical one - neither seems related to the administrative sense intended here.
Is there a word to refer to such a group/body, or could anybody suggest a suitable translation of it?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | (temple) governing body |
Marlene Curtis
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| 4 +4 | Higher echelon |
Ivan Rocha, CT
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| 4 | leadership |
Carlos Quandt
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| 4 | elite |
Adriana Maciel
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Change log
Mar 10, 2011 11:54: Marlene Curtis Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
+2
9 mins
Marlene Curtis
United States
United States
Native in Portuguese
&
English
United States
Marlene Curtis
Native in: Portuguese 
, English
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
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40
Selected
(temple) governing body
Tirupati temple governing body rocked by controversies
Aug 30, 2010 ... Tirupati temple governing body rocked by controversies. Hyderabad, Aug 29 (PTI). The committee managing the affairs of the revered shrine of ..
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/92375/tirupati-temple-go...
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Note added at 34 mins (2011-03-03 16:01:51 GMT)
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Governing Body
The most wonderful peculiarity about the temple is the structure of its governing body. Only the secretary & committee members are elected while the permanent president is Sree Dharma Sastha himself! This is on the basis of the meeting which was conducted by Ayyappa at Pullukulangara, sitting on a stool & addressing the villagers and Kalari leaders, where the temple now situates. The administration of the temple goes to the whole Nair families residing in the nine Karas (part of the village). The secretary of Pullukulangara Devaswam is Dr. Kottinattu Sasikumar since December 21, 1988.
http://pullukulangaratemple.org/index.php/Dharma-Sastha-Temp...
Aug 30, 2010 ... Tirupati temple governing body rocked by controversies. Hyderabad, Aug 29 (PTI). The committee managing the affairs of the revered shrine of ..
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/92375/tirupati-temple-go...
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Note added at 34 mins (2011-03-03 16:01:51 GMT)
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Governing Body
The most wonderful peculiarity about the temple is the structure of its governing body. Only the secretary & committee members are elected while the permanent president is Sree Dharma Sastha himself! This is on the basis of the meeting which was conducted by Ayyappa at Pullukulangara, sitting on a stool & addressing the villagers and Kalari leaders, where the temple now situates. The administration of the temple goes to the whole Nair families residing in the nine Karas (part of the village). The secretary of Pullukulangara Devaswam is Dr. Kottinattu Sasikumar since December 21, 1988.
http://pullukulangaratemple.org/index.php/Dharma-Sastha-Temp...
Peer comment(s):
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Claudio Mazotti
24 mins
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Muito obrigada! Bom Carnaval!
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connie leite
40 mins
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Grata!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks all for your help. I think this one covers the meaning the best!"
+4
9 mins
Ivan Rocha, CT
Canada
Canada
Native in Portuguese
Canada
Certified Translator, LL.B.
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, French to Portuguese, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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8
Higher echelon
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Peer comment(s):
| agree |
R. Alex Jenkins
: classy
26 mins
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Muito grato, Richard.
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| agree |
MedTrans&More
: I prefer this
1 hr
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Grato, MTM.
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| agree |
Sheila Gomes
1 hr
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Grato, Sheila.
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Michelle de Abreu Aio
20 hrs
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25 mins
Carlos Quandt
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Brazil
Marketing, technical, scientific, Ph.D.
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
leadership
sug;
leadership, leaders (the body of people who lead a group)
leadership, leaders (the body of people who lead a group)
25 mins
Adriana Maciel
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Works in field
Brazil
Sworn Translator
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
elite
sugestão
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