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Over time a cornerstone became a ceremonial masonry stone, or replica, set in a prominent location on the outside of a building, with an inscription on the stone indicating the construction dates of the building and the names of [[architect]], builder and other significant [[individuals]]. The [[rite]] of laying a cornerstone is an important [[cultural]] component of eastern architecture and [[metaphorically]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred_architecture sacred architecture] generally. | Over time a cornerstone became a ceremonial masonry stone, or replica, set in a prominent location on the outside of a building, with an inscription on the stone indicating the construction dates of the building and the names of [[architect]], builder and other significant [[individuals]]. The [[rite]] of laying a cornerstone is an important [[cultural]] component of eastern architecture and [[metaphorically]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred_architecture sacred architecture] generally. | ||
| − | Some cornerstones include [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_capsule time capsules] from the time a particular building was built. The [[origins]] of this [[tradition]] are vague but its [[presence]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judeo-Christian Judeo-Christian] countries can be [[associated]] with one quotation from the [[Old Testament]] ([ | + | Some cornerstones include [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_capsule time capsules] from the time a particular building was built. The [[origins]] of this [[tradition]] are vague but its [[presence]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judeo-Christian Judeo-Christian] countries can be [[associated]] with one quotation from the [[Old Testament]] ([https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Psalms#Psalm_118 Psalm 118:22]) cited six times in the [[New Testament]] ([https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_21 Matthew 21:42],[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Mark#Chapter_12 Mark 12:10], [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_20 Luke 20:17], [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Acts_of_the_Apostles#Acts.4 Acts 4:11], [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Ephesians#The_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Ephesians.2C_II Ephesians 2:20] and [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=1st_Letter_of_Peter#1st_Letter_of_Peter.2C_II 1 Peter 2:7]).[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornerstone] |
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Revision as of 22:11, 12 December 2020
Origin
quoin-stone n. any of the stones used to form a quoin - fr. Coin. French coin wedge, corner; also die for stamping money or medals; ‘also, a coyne, or stamp, vpon a piece’ (Cotgrave). (So called, because the die had the form or action of a wedge.) French coin ‘wedge’, in Old French also coing, cuigne = Provençal cunh, conh, Spanish cuño, Portuguese cunho, Italian conio < Latin cuneum (nominative -us) wedge. Godefroy has also Anglo-Norman coigne (feminine), the ‘coin’ with which money is struck, and coined money.
Formerly spelt indifferently coin, coign, quoin (with many variations); but the spelling coin, though still occasional in all senses, is now appropriated to the sense ‘money’; in the senses ‘wedge’, ‘corner-stone’, etc., the spelling is generally, though not always, quoin n.; coign n. is retained in the Shaksperian phrase ‘coign of vantage’, and is occasional in that of ‘wedge’....
Definitions
- 1: a stone forming a part of a corner or angle in a wall; specifically : such a stone laid at a formal ceremony
2: a basic element : foundation <a cornerstone of foreign policy>
Description
The cornerstone (or foundation stone) concept is derived from the first stone set in the construction of a masonry foundation, important since all other stones will be set in reference to this stone, thus determining the position of the entire structure.
Over time a cornerstone became a ceremonial masonry stone, or replica, set in a prominent location on the outside of a building, with an inscription on the stone indicating the construction dates of the building and the names of architect, builder and other significant individuals. The rite of laying a cornerstone is an important cultural component of eastern architecture and metaphorically in sacred architecture generally.
Some cornerstones include time capsules from the time a particular building was built. The origins of this tradition are vague but its presence in Judeo-Christian countries can be associated with one quotation from the Old Testament (Psalm 118:22) cited six times in the New Testament (Matthew 21:42,Mark 12:10, Luke 20:17, Acts 4:11, Ephesians 2:20 and 1 Peter 2:7).[1]
