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Etymology  

Etymology  

The name derives from Bulgarian and Macedonian: ([[Cyrillic]]) Богомилство, romanized: Bogomilstvo; Serbo-Croatian: Bogumilstvo / Богумилство.

The name derives from Bulgarian and Macedonian: ([[Cyrillic alphabet|Cyrillic]]) Богомилство, romanized: Bogomilstvo; Serbo-Croatian: Bogumilstvo / Богумилство.

The term Bogomil in free translation means "dear to God", and is a compound of the Slavic words for "god" (Common Slavic: *bogъ) and "dear" (Common Slavic: *milъ). It may be also a translation of the Greek name Theophilos, literally "dear to God; loved by the gods," from theos "god" + philos "loved, beloved". The Bogomils were so-called supposedly after the name of their founder, the priest Bogomil. But it is difficult to ascertain whether the name was taken from the reputed founder of that movement, a priest known by the name Bogomil (Bulgarian: Богомил, romanized: Bogomil), or whether he assumed that name after it had been given to the sect itself. The word itself is an Old Church Slavonic ''calque'' of Massaliani, the Syriac name of the sect corresponding to the Greek Euchites.<ref>A "''calque''" is a loan translation of a word or phrase taken from another language but translated (either in part or in whole) to corresponding English words while still retaining the original meaning. A loanword is a term taken from another language and used without translation, word-for-word or root-for-root; it has a specific meaning that (typically) does not otherwise exist in a single English word. Compare [[Literal Translation]] and [[Dynamic equivalence]].</ref>  

The term Bogomil in free translation means "dear to God", and is a compound of the Slavic words for "god" (Common Slavic: *bogъ) and "dear" (Common Slavic: *milъ). It may be also a translation of the Greek name Theophilos, literally "dear to God; loved by the gods," from theos "god" + philos "loved, beloved". The Bogomils were so-called supposedly after the name of their founder, the priest Bogomil. But it is difficult to ascertain whether the name was taken from the reputed founder of that movement, a priest known by the name Bogomil (Bulgarian: Богомил, romanized: Bogomil), or whether he assumed that name after it had been given to the sect itself. The word itself is an Old Church Slavonic ''calque'' of Massaliani, the Syriac name of the sect corresponding to the Greek Euchites.<ref>A "''calque''" is a loan translation of a word or phrase taken from another language but translated (either in part or in whole) to corresponding English words while still retaining the original meaning. A loanword is a term taken from another language and used without translation, word-for-word or root-for-root; it has a specific meaning that (typically) does not otherwise exist in a single English word. Compare [[Literal Translation]] and [[Dynamic equivalence]].</ref>