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<blockquote data-quote="witzend" data-source="post: 536811" data-attributes="member: 99"><p>More on defenestration:</p><p></p><p><span style="color: #0000cd">The term was coined around the time of an incident in Prague Castle in the year 1618. The word comes from the Latin <em>de-</em> (down or away from) and <em>fenestra</em> (window or opening). Likewise, it can also refer to the condition of being thrown out of a window, as in <em>The Defenestration of Ermintrude Inch</em>.</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000cd"></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000cd">The act of defenestration connotes the forcible or peremptory removal of an adversary, and the term is sometimes used in just that sense; it also suggests breaking the windows in the process (<em>de- </em>also means removal). Although defenestrations can be fatal due to the height of the window through which a person is thrown or throws oneself or due to lacerations from broken glass, the act of defenestration need not carry the intent or result of death.</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000cd"></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000cd">The term originates from two incidents in history, both occurring in Prague. In 1419, seven town officials were thrown from the Town Hall, precipitating the Hussite War. In 1618, two Imperial governors and their secretary were tossed from Prague Castle, sparking the Thirty Years War. These incidents, particularly in 1618, were referred to as the Defenestrations of Prague and gave rise to the term and the concept.</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000cd"></span></p><p>I was first intrigued by this word when we were watching a program and someone jumped out of a 2nd floor window to get away from someone else. One of the characters said "He defenestrated himself!" I had to look it up!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="witzend, post: 536811, member: 99"] More on defenestration: [COLOR=#0000cd]The term was coined around the time of an incident in Prague Castle in the year 1618. The word comes from the Latin [I]de-[/I] (down or away from) and [I]fenestra[/I] (window or opening). Likewise, it can also refer to the condition of being thrown out of a window, as in [I]The Defenestration of Ermintrude Inch[/I]. The act of defenestration connotes the forcible or peremptory removal of an adversary, and the term is sometimes used in just that sense; it also suggests breaking the windows in the process ([I]de- [/I]also means removal). Although defenestrations can be fatal due to the height of the window through which a person is thrown or throws oneself or due to lacerations from broken glass, the act of defenestration need not carry the intent or result of death. The term originates from two incidents in history, both occurring in Prague. In 1419, seven town officials were thrown from the Town Hall, precipitating the Hussite War. In 1618, two Imperial governors and their secretary were tossed from Prague Castle, sparking the Thirty Years War. These incidents, particularly in 1618, were referred to as the Defenestrations of Prague and gave rise to the term and the concept. [/COLOR] I was first intrigued by this word when we were watching a program and someone jumped out of a 2nd floor window to get away from someone else. One of the characters said "He defenestrated himself!" I had to look it up! [/QUOTE]
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