L E P/Religion and belief
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paradise, afterlife (A)
- do the Na'vi "move on"? if so, to where? by what means?
sacrifice (B)
- also generally to give up something loved for a perceived greater good
ritual, ceremony (A)
- e.g. Jake's adoption into Omatikaya
unholy, cursed (B)
- opposite of swok
unholy place, cursed place (B)
- opposite of swotu
- is swotu correct?
holy person (B)
- opposite of vrrtep?
- we might need Cameron to answer this, first
blessing (B)
- gift from Eywa
curse (n. or v.) (B)
- The Tsahìk called down a curse upon the murdering skypeople
- Curse you, ma vrrtep!
miracle (B)
- e.g. Eywa sending the Pandoran wildlife to help the Na'vi defeat the Sky-People
- would the Na'vi have this concept?
abomination (C)
- a vile, shameful, evil deed and/or person
- communicating the deepest spiritual loathing
- might be something like cutting off another Na'vi's queue for no good reason other than, well, you just didn't like him
grave, funeral (B)
- seen in the movie
destiny, fate, providence (B)
- where do the Na'vi stand in the Free Will debate?