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(^^)Regin

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There are some theological vocabulary that I am not very familiar with which slows me down in getting the meaning of the content that I am trying to read. It would be useful if we have a 'mouse over' dictionary feature that would help the reader define theological words on the fly.
:D
 
I too would like a " 'mouse over' dictionary feature that would help the reader define theological words on the fly."
All I have is a hard copy of "Dictionary of Theological Terms" by Dr. Alan Cairns.
 
we could start by allowing the users to right click a word they are not familiar with, that word will be stored in a database poll where moderators/editors can help define, so the next time they right click on that word then the meaning will come out.

just thoughts :)
 
If you use Firefox as a browser (maybe others, too--I don't know), you can highlight, right-click, and use the search engine of your choice in a new tab. I don't know if your suggestion can be implemented, but this might be a stopgap.
 
If you use Firefox as a browser (maybe others, too--I don't know), you can highlight, right-click, and use the search engine of your choice in a new tab. I don't know if your suggestion can be implemented, but this might be a stopgap.

Thanks. I never knew that! :up:
 
What would be even better is if it analyzed your post content to figure out your vocabulary level, and then offered definitions of words you probably don't know in a sidebar!
 
There are some theological vocabulary that I am not very familiar with which slows me down in getting the meaning of the content that I am trying to read. It would be useful if we have a 'mouse over' dictionary feature that would help the reader define theological words on the fly.
:D

Who gets to write the definitions? ;)
 
There are some theological vocabulary that I am not very familiar with which slows me down in getting the meaning of the content that I am trying to read. It would be useful if we have a 'mouse over' dictionary feature that would help the reader define theological words on the fly.
:D

Who gets to write the definitions? ;)

I haven't got to that part yet ;)
 
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