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minus-squaresamus12345@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoI’ve always preferred “gesundheit” as it’s wishing the person good health rather than using religious terminology.
minus-squareEmpricorn@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 days ago“Bless” is archaic, but I don’t think it has to be exclusively religious.
minus-squareNιƙƙιDιɱҽʂ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-24 days agoBless verb to consecrate or sanctify by a religious rite; make or pronounce holy I think bless is an inherently religious word, although not necessarily of any particular religion
minus-squareKSP Atlas@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoThe polish version (Na zdrowie!) is basically the same, someone should make a map of what kind of response one gives when someone sneezes (religious, health, etc.)
minus-squaresamus12345@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Response_to_sneezing
minus-square2910000@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 days ago Go away kitten I’m using that!
I’ve always preferred “gesundheit” as it’s wishing the person good health rather than using religious terminology.
“Bless” is archaic, but I don’t think it has to be exclusively religious.
Bless
verb
to consecrate or sanctify by a religious rite; make or pronounce holy
I think bless is an inherently religious word, although not necessarily of any particular religion
The polish version (Na zdrowie!) is basically the same, someone should make a map of what kind of response one gives when someone sneezes (religious, health, etc.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Response_to_sneezing
I’m using that!