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GLOSSARY OF ITALIAN-ENGLISH (SALESIAN)abbandonato abandoned often in combination with poor and..

academia academy entertainment a with religious twist

accolitato Ministry of Acolyte

accompagnamento

vocazionale

vocation accompaniment avoid vocational since this is more

likely to mean guidance for employment

ACG AGC

affidamento entrustment as distinct from consecration

Africa Centrale Central Africa juridical entity vice province

Africa Est East Africa juridical entity vice province

Africa Etiopia-Eritrea Africa Ethiopia-Eritrea juridical entity vice province

Africa Occidentale

Anglofona

English-speaking West

Africa

juridical entity vice province

Africa Occidentale

Francofona

French-speaking West

Africa

juridical entity vice province

Africa Tropicale

Equatoriale

Tropical Equatorial

Africa

juridical entity vice province

Agenzia Internazionale

Salesiana

Salesian International

News Agency

Note that neither translate the usual

acronym ANS

agiatezza comfort DB warned against

allegria cheerfulness

allegria, studio, pieta cheerfulness, study,

piety

a triad offered by DB

ambiente educativo educational environment

ambienti educativi educational environments

ambienti popolare ordinary poor people cf. also ceti popolare

ambienti salesiani Salesian settings

ambienti salesiani Salesian environments

America Latina Cono Sud Latin America South Cone Salesian region not southern cone

Amici di Don Bosco Friends of Don Bosco

amorevolezza loving kindness

amorevolezza loving-kindness could possibly also be written as

lovingkindness amongst Salesians who

are accustomed to the term by now

anagrafe family register document listing residents at Valdocco

1847-69

animatore animator

animatore leader

animatori animators

animatori leaders

animazione animation in the Salesian sense of leadership

animazione leadership

annuario yearbook

ANS Salesian International

News Agency

The English gloss adds international

Antille The Antilles

apostolato apostolate not to be used to translate pastorale

in pastorale giovanile.

Archivio Salesiano

Centrale

Salesian Central

Archives

artigiani working lads

ASC Salesian Central

Archives

ascritti novices term preferred by DB

Asia East-Oceania East Asia-Oceania Salesian region

Asia Sud South Asia Salesian region

aspirantato aspirantate

aspiranti aspirants

assemblea assembly

assemblea comunitaria

pastorale

community assembly as an official term, probably obsolete

assistente assistant technical term for Salesians

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assistenti assistants

assistenza assistance technical term for Salesians

Associazione

Cooperatori Salesiani

The Association of

Salesian Cooperators

DB added Pious (Pia Associazione)

Associazione degli

Exallievi di Don Bosco

The Association of Past

Pupils of Don Bosco

the of Don Bosco is considered

essential to the nature of this group,

not an additional extra

Associazione Devoti

Maria Ausiliatrice

The Association of

Clients of Mary Help of

Christians

Note clients to translate devoti

associazione salesiana Salesian associationassociazionismo group-mindedness or a longer descriptive phrase

Atti del Consiglio

Generale

Acts of the General

Council

attualit current events

Beati Blesseds some may still prefer the original

beati

beati Blesseds

Beato Blessed

Belgio Nord North Belgium Salesian province

Belgio Sud South Belgium Salesian Province

bilancio consuntivo final balance

bilancio preventive budget

Bolletino Salesiano Salesian Bulletinbont goodness

Borga Dora The Dora District Turin suburb next to Valdocco

borgata hamlet

breviario breviary Divine Office, Prayer of the Church

buon cristiano e onesto

cittadino

good Christian and

honest citizen

phrase attributed to DB

buona notte good night

Buonanotte Goodnight

Camerette Don Boscos rooms

canonizzazione canonisation

capitoli ispettoriali provincial chapters

Capitolo Generale

Speciale

Special General Chapter also SGC

Capitolo Generale

Speciale XX

Special General Chapter

20

Capitolo Generale XIX 19th General Chapter

Capitolo Generale XXI 21st General Chapter

Capitolo Generale XXII 22nd General Chapter

Capitolo Generale XXIII 23rd General Chapter

Capitolo Generale XXIV 24th General Chapter

Capitolo Generale XXV 25th General Chapter

capitolo ispettoriale provincial chapter

car ij m fieuj my beloved sons Piedomentese. DBs term

carisma charism

carisma del fondatore the Founders charism note the difference in English

carisma del fondatore the founding charismcarit educativa educative charity

carit pastorale pastoral charity

Carta Comune didentit Common Identity Card

Carta della Missione Common Mission Statement

casa house

Casa Annessa The Annex , the House

Attached

DBs first boarding establishment at

the Oratory became a boarding school

eventually (collegio-convitto)

Casa Generalizia Generalate also General House

Casetta Don Boscos house

Casetta The Cottage

catechesi catechesis

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catechismo catechetics

catechismo catechism DB sometimes meant an entire programme,

and probably also The Oratory at

times

catechista catechist as a now almost obsolete role in a

Salesian House or as a contemporary

term for (usually) a lay teacher of the

faith

causa di canonizzazione Cause for/of

Canonisation

cenciosi wretches, destitute synonym also for poor and abandonedcenni storici historical outlines title of preamble that DB wrote

(however there were several of them)

cenno istorico historical outline presented in Rome 1874 its full title

was Cenno istorico sulla Congregazione

di S. Francesco di Sales e relativi

schiarimenti (Historical Note on the

Congregation of St. Francis de Sales

and certain clarifications)

cenno storico historical outline 1854. Full title: Cenno Storico

dell'Oratorio di S. Francesco di Sales,

centri vocazionali vocation centres if the meaning is vocations to

religious life, priesthood. Otherwise

vocational centre

centro catechistico catechetical centre

Centro Catechistico

Salesiano

Salesian Catechetical

Centre

centro di Pastorale

giovanile

Youth (Pastoral)Ministry

Centre

centro di spiritualit spirituality centre

Centro di Studi Don

Bosco

Don Bosco Study Centre

centro giovanile youth centre

Centro Nazionale Opere

Salesiane

National Centre for

Salesian Works

Italy

centro vocazionale vocation centre

CEP EPC ie, educative and Pastoral Community

ceti popolari working classes cf. also ambienti popolare

CG19 GC19

CG20 GC20

CG21 GC21

CG22 GC22

CG23 GC23

CG24 GC24

CG25 GC25

chiesa pubblica public church

Cholera Asiaticus The Cholera (Asian

strain)

Latin title of disease which struck

Turin in 1854

Cina China

circoscrizione district

Circoscrizione Circumscription More likely as a special unit

Circoscrizione speciale

Europa dell'Est

East Europe Special

Circumscription

juridical entity dependent on Rector

Major

CNOS FAP CNOS FAP organization guiding technical

education in Salesian institutes in

Italy

coadiutore Brother some regions say Coadjutor Brother.

Most avoid the term Lay Brother

Codex Iuris Canonici The Code of canon Law

colera The Cholera Disease that struck Turin 1854

collaboratore co-worker

collaboratore collaborator can have nasty historical overtones for

the UK but generally acceptable

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collaboratore colleague

collaboratore partner

collaboratori co-workers

collaboratori collaborators

collaboratori colleagues

collaboratori partners

collegio boarding school In DBs time always boarding involved.

Nowadays outside of Italy this is

probably not the case

colloquio friendly talk

CommissioneIspettoriale per la

Formazione

Provincial FormationCommission

commune parish note context to determine meaning

commune town

compagnia sodality

Compagnia del Piccolo

Clero

Altar Boys Sodality

Compagnia

dell'Immacolata

Concezione

Immaculate Conception

Sodality

Compagnia di San Luigi

Gonzaga

St. Aloysius Sodality

compagno companion, friend context may suggest friendcomunicazione communication

comunicazione sociale social communication

Comunicazione Sociale Social Communication

comunicazioni communications

comunit communities

comunit community

comunit educativo-

pastorale

educative and pastoral

community

conferenza ispettoriale Provincial Conference

confessore confessor priest who hears confessions

Confronto Confronto also Gathering. Some areas use

Meet(n)

congregazione Congregationconsecrazione consecration

consigliere councillor

consigliere per la

pastorale giovanile

Councillor for Youth

Ministry

or Youth Pastoral Ministry

consigliere per la

pastorale giovanile

Youth Ministry

Councillor

or Youth Pastoral Ministry Councillor

consigliere regionale regional councillor

Consiglio council

consiglio della

comunit

Community Council

consiglio della opera parish council avoid ~ of the Work

consiglio della opera school council

Consiglio Generale General Councilconsiglio superiore Superior Council

consistenza qualitativa

e quantitativa

the right quality and

number

consulta mondiale World Advisory Council

consultazione consultation

convitto boarding school

Convitto Ecclesiastico The Pastoral Institute Normally left in the Italian, but in

todays language it was a Pastoral

Institute, Turin

cooperatore Cooperator

cooperatrice Cooperator

correzione fraterna fraternal correction

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Costituzioni Constitutions

cristologia salesiana Salesian Christology

Criteri e norme di

discernimento

vocazionale salesiano

Criteria and Norms for

Salesian Vocation

Discernment

avoid vocational which tends to refer

to work and employment opportunity in

English

criterio oratoriano Oratory criterion

cronaca della casa House chronicle

CS SC Social Communication

cuore oratoriano Oratorian heart

da mihi animas caetera

tolle

Give me souls; take away

the restdelegato Delegate

Delegato Centrale

Cooperatori

Cooperators Central

Delegate

Delegato Cooperatori Cooperators Delegate

Delegato Exallievi Past Pupils Delegate

delegato vocazionale Vocations Delegate

delegazione delegation

destinatari charges

destinatari beneficiaries or recipients, or.

destinatari those for whom we work

devozione devotion

dicastero department in common use but not actually official

use, where sector is the officialterm.

dimensione sociale

della carit

social dimension of

charity

dinamismo energy could be dynamism but probably best

rendered as energy

direttore rector or Director (US)

direttorio directory not just any directory but of norms in

general use in the Congregation, e.g.

Formation Directory, Provincial

Directory

direzione administration

Direzione Generale

Opere Don Bosco

General Administration

for the Works of DonBosco

direzione spirituale spiritual direction

diritto proprio Proper Law

discernimento discernment

disciplina religiosa religious discipline

discoli, dissipate e

buoni

the unruly, the

frivolous and the good

brief set of character descriptions

used by DB in Cenni Storici

dispensari medici health clinics

docile well-behaved beware glossing as docile, though it

implies this attitude.

Don Bosco International Don Bosco International Only ever found in English.

Don Bosco Network Don Bosco Network Only ever found in English

economo administrator at local level best to avoid economerwhich is an entirely Salesian

neologism!

economo bursar

economo finance manager

economo treasurer

economo ispettoriale Provincial Economer we are stuck with this it seems.

ecosistema ecosystem used in discussion of

educommunication

editrice publishing house

educativo educational note that the al affix is preferred to

-ive

educativo-pastorale educative and pastoral

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educazione education

educomunicazione educommunication something more than media education.

Has Brasilian origins as a term

elenco generale yearbook now called annuario in Italian

emarginati fringe-dwellers

emarginati ignored

emarginati marginalised

Epistolario Collected Correspondence e.g. of DBs letters.

quipe team

quipe pastorale

ispettoriale

Provincial pastoral team

esercizi spirituali retreat

esercizio della buona

morte

Exercise for a Happy

Death

estasi dell'azione ecstasy of action originally St. Francis de Sales term

Europa Nord North Europe Salesian region

Europa Nord North Europe Salesian region

Europa Ovest West Europe Salesian region

evangelizzazione evangelisation

exallievo alumnus

exallievo past pupil

Famiglia salesiana Salesian Family

famigliarit familiarity DBs spelling. Today without g

fanciullo youngster 6-13 years of agefedelt dinamica dynamic fidelity

Figlie di Maria

Ausiliatrice

Daughters of Mary Help

of Christians

Figlie di Maria

Ausiliatrice

Salesian Sisters

figliuoli beloved children

Filippine Nord North Philippines province

Filippine Sud South Philippines province

fioretti good actions, little

acts of penance

fisionomia character

fisionomia shape

Fondazione Don Bosconel Mondo

Don Bosco in the WorldFoundation

fondo Don Bosco Don Bosco Fund

Fondo Missioni Mission Fund

formatore formator

formazione formation

Formazione dei

Salesiani di Don Bosco

Formation of the

Salesians of Don Bosco

formazione permanente continuing formation

formazione permanente ongoing formation

formazione

professionale

technical formation technical may not always capture the

full sense

formazione

professionale

vocational education

formazione

professionale

technical training

fragilit vocazionale vocation frailty

frazione hamlet

Garelli, Bartolomeo Bartholomew Garelli name associated in Salesian lore with

December 8th1841 and the beginning of

DBs Oratory

Generala The Generala Correctional institute for juveniles in

DBs day, outside Turin

geniale brilliant, clever avoid genial

GEX Young Past Pupils

ginnasio secondary schooling High School

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Giona Jonah name given by DB in MO to Jacob Levi, a

Jewish friend.

giorno della comunit community day

Giovane Provveduto The Companion of Youth

giovanetto youth seems interchangeable with fanciullo,

giovane

giovani young people

giovani di strada streetkids

giovent youth

giunta Executive committee as distinct from Executive Council, one

level higher. Could also be SteeringCommittee.

globale global

globale overall

Harambe Harambe

Hong Kong Don Bosco

Foundation

DBF Also known simply as Don Bosco

Foundation, operating in Mainland China

to promote Don Bosco and works inspired

by his educational system

I Becchi The Becchi

identit identity

Il Direttore Salesiano.

Un ministero per

l'animazione e ilgoverno della comunit

locale

The Salesian Rector: a

ministry for the

animation and governmentof the local community

imborghesimento middle-class thinking

imprese enterprises

in definitiva after all

in linea di massima as a general rule

Incaricato person in charge suggest to avoid in-charge (n) which is

simply a literalisation of the Italian

Incaricato priest in charge

inculturazione inculturation with theological meaning

inculturazione inculturation,

enculturation,

socialisation

Italian does not have an en- version,

nor does Latin. inculturation in

English has more specific sense of

faith/religion and culture

inserimento sociale slotting into society

Interamerica Interamerica

internato boarding place

ispettore provincial

Istituto di Diritto

Pontificio

Institute of Pontifical

Right

e.g. the Salesian Society

Istituto di Scienze

della Comunicazione

Sociale

Institute of Sciences of

Social Communication

Istituto Salesiano per

le Missioni

Salesian Missions

Institute

Juridical entity, Turin-based.

Istituto Storico

Salesiano

Salesian Historical

Institute

ISS

Istituzioni

Universitarie Salesiane

Institute of Salesian

Universities

IUS

Istituzioni

Universitarie Salesiane

Salesian Universities

Institute

IUS

Italia-Medio Oriente Italy-Middle East Salesian region

Italia-Medio Oriente Italy-Middle East

itinerario curriculum

itinerario journey

itinerario pathway and several other possibilites

Jugend Dritte Welt Youth for the Third

World

German. Salesian NGO

LAusiliatrice Mary Help of Christians

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la grazia di unit the grace of unity

La Storia dItalia The History of Italy Title by DB. Full title was La storia

d'Italia raccontata alla giovent dai

suoi primi abitanti sino ai nostri

giorni corredata di una Carta

Geografica d'Italia. (History of Italy

as told to the young, from its first

inhabitants to our own times, with

Geographical Map of Italy), 1855.

laicit laicity

laico lay personLavoro e temperanza work and temperance

L'estasi dell'azione the ecstasy of action

lettorato Ministry of Lector avoid lectorate

Letture Cattoliche Catholic Readings

L'Ispettore Salesiano,

un ministero per

l'animazione e il

governo della comunit

ispettoriale

The Salesian Provincial:

a ministry for the

animation and government

of the provincial

community

Provincials Manual is another term for

it

Lotteria Lottery, raffle DB began his first in 1851. There were

many more to follow.

luoghi salesiani Salesian holy places

Maestro dei Novizi Director of novices rather than Master of Novices

manuale handbook

manuale manual

manuale del direttore Rectors Handbook

marginalizzazione exclusion from society or simply marginalisation

marginalizzazione ignoring

marginalizzazione marginalisation

Memorie Biografiche Biographical Memoirs

Memorie dellOratorio Memoirs of the Oratory

MGS SYM

mixit coeducation

mondializzazione globalisation Italian and French make a distinction

between mondialisation and

globalisation in technical sense but

often mean the same thing in general

use.

Movimento Giovanile

Salesiano

Salesian Youth Movement

necrologia necrology list of Salesian departed

nozione concept

nucleo animatore animating nucleus

operativo working

oratoriano oratorian

Oratorio festivo Festive Oratory ie at weekends and on Holy Days

organismi ispettoriali provincial bodies

orientamenti operative working guidelines

orientamento

vocazionale

vocation guidance

orientamento

vocazionale

vocational guidance

ospizio hostel or shelter. avoid hospice

pacificatori peacemakers a role devised by DB at the Oratory

parolina all'orecchio word in the ear

parolina all'orecchio word-in-the-ear

pastorale giovanile Youth Ministry

pastorale giovanile Youth pastoral Ministry

pastorale giovanile

salesiana

Salesian Youth Ministry

pastorale giovanile

salesiana

Salesian Youth pastoral

Ministry

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pastorale vocazionale pastoral ministry for

vocations

paternit fatherliness avoid paternity which means something

else in English

patroni patrons apart from its normal use, a role

devised for the Oratory in DBs time

pedagogia education

pedagogia pedagogy

pensionato hostel

pericolanti e

pericolosi

at risk and difficult literally dangerous!

Piano di Regolamento Plan for Regulations DB drew up several e.g. one for The

Annex (House attached) to the Oratory

Piano Organico

Ispettoriale

Organic Provincial Plan

OPP

Provincial Plan is sufficient without

organic.

PICS Provincial Social

Communication Plan

POI Organic Provincial Plan

Polaris Polaris Fund largely managed under Salesian

direction by for Religious

Congregations, non-profit, for

investment

postulatore generale postulator general for saintly causes

preghiera salesiana Salesian prayerprenoviziato prenovitiate

presbiterio sanctuary

Presentazione Presentation

presenza House

presenza presence use House where possible when talking

of a Salesian presenza

presidenza Executive Council e.g. for Past Pupils at Confederational

level

preventivit preventiveness

primato di Dio primacy of God

procura mission office

procuratore generale procurator general represents Rector Major at the Holy See

and in dealings with the Holy Seeprofessio fidei profession of faith

progettazione planning

progetti plans

progetti projects

progetto plan

progetto project

Progetto Africa Project Africa

progetto apostolico di

Don Bosco

Don Boscos apostolic

project

Progetto Cina Project China

Progetto di Animazione

e Governo del Rettor

Maggiore e suo

Consiglio per il

sessennio

The Animation and

Government Project of

the Rector Major and his

Council for the six year

period

Progetto di vita dei

Salesiani di Don Bosco

The Project of Life of

the Salesians of Don

Bosco

Commentary on the Constitutions

progetto educativo

pastorale salesiano

The Salesian Educational

and Pastoral Project

Progetto Ispettoriale

di Formazione

Provincial Formation

Project

Progetto Marketing

Istituzionale

Institutional Marketing

Project

progetto personale di

vita salesiana

personal Salesian life

project

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Programmazione planning

promozione umana human development

promozione vocazionale vocation promotion

protagonismo initiative

protagonismo involvement

protagonismo leadership

protocollo correspondence register which is what it is when found in our

Salesian discourse, not protocol as

in the correct way to handle the Rector

Majors visit or something.

qualificare to preparequalificato prepared

quinquennio quinquennium

radiografia overview literally an X-ray, so more of a

through-view!

ragazzi della strada street children

ragazzi della strada streetkids

realizzare to bring about

Regolamenti per le case

salesiane

Regulations for Salesian

Houses

Regolamento di Vita

Apostolica

dell'Associazione

Cooperatori Salesiani

Apostolic Rule of Life

for the Salesian

Cooperators

regolatore moderator

regolatori della

ricreazione

recreation monitors a role devised by DB at the Oratory

rendiconto financial account

rendiconto friendly talk

repertorio domestico House list document in DBs own hand, listing

residents at Valdocco

responsabile The one in charge of

responsabile The one responsible for

Rete di corrispondenti Correspondents network

Rettor Maggiore Rector Major

rettorato period of leadership as

Rector Majorridimensionamento redimensioning

risignificazione giving new meaning to

sala della comunit Parish hall

salesiana Salesian

salesiani Salesians

Salesiani di Don Bosco Salesians of Don Bosco

salesiano Salesian

salute, sapienza,

santit

health, wisdom, holiness

San Giovanni Bosco St. John Bosco

sciusci shoeshine boys

scrutinium paupertatis scrutiny on poverty

scuola di fede school of faithscuola professionale technical school

scuola professionale trade school

segretario generale secretary general

segretario ispettoriale provincial secretary

Servo di Dio Servant of God

sessennio six year period

settore sector often referreed to as dicastero or

department

SGS SYS

significativit meaningfulness

significativit della

presenza salesiana

the impact of the

Salesian presence

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significativit della

presenza salesiana

the meaningfulness of

the Salesian presence

significit meaningfulness

sinergia teamwork

sintesi summary

sistema preventivo Preventive System

sistema salesiano di

comunicazione sociale

Salesian System of

Social Communication

Societ di Mutuo

Soccorso

Mutual Help Society e.g. founded by DB as an offshoot of

the St. Aloysius Sodality.

Societ Salesiana Salesian SocietySociet Salesiana di

San Giovanni Bosco

Salesian Society of Don

Bosco

Societas Sancti

Francisci Salesii

The Society of St.

Francis de Sales

socio member

sogno dream

solidariet solidarity

spedizione missionaria missionary expedition

spirito salesiano Salesian spirit

spiritualit spirituality

spiritualit giovanile

salesiana

Salesian youth

spirituality

stemma salesiano Salesian Coat of Arms as distinct from the Logo of theGeneral Administration. The Stemma was

brought into being by DB, the Logo in

very recent times.

Storia dell'Oratorio di

San Francesco di Sales

History of the Oratory

of St. Francis de Sales

Storia Ecclesiastica Church History Title by DB. Full title was Storia

ecclesiastica ad uso delle scuole per

ogni ceto di persone (Church History

for use in Schools for all levels of

Society), 1845. By the 4th edition he

had changed the latter part of the

title to 'ad uso della giovent utile

ad ogni grado di persone' (..for the

use of the young and useful for

anyone).

Storia Sacra Sacred History short title for DBs Storia Sacra per

uso delle scuole utile ad ogni stato di

persone. (Sacred History for use in the

School and useful for anyone).

sussidio aid

sussidio training aid

testimonianza witness

tirocinio practical training

traduzione translation

Trattatello sul Sistema

preventive

Little Treatise on the

Preventive System

written by DB

umanizzazione integral human

development

avoid the awkward sounding

humanisation

Universit Pontificia

Salesiana

Salesian Pontifical

University

vademecum handbook

Venerabile Venerable plural? Some prefer the original

venerabili

verifica evaluation

vicario del rettor

maggiore

Vicar of the Rector

Major

vicario generale vicar general

visita d'insieme Team Visit

visita ispettoriale Provincial Visitation

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visitatoria vice province

Volontari Con Don Bosco Volunteers With Don

Bosco

volontariato volunteer organization

volontariato volunteer work

Volontariato

Internazionale per lo

Sviluppo

International Volunteer

Organisation for

Development

Volontarie di Don Bosco Don Bosco Volunteers