Nostradamus Quotes

Nostradamus Quotes: Century 2 Verse 8

Temples sacrez prime facon Romaine,
Rejecteront les goffres fondements,
Pregnant leurs loix premieres et humaines,
Chassant non tout des saincts les cultements.

Variations in rendered French

Authors works consulted for variations in French: (a) John Hogue. (b) Henry C. Roberts. (c) Mario Reading. (page, 35.) (d) Edgar Leoni.

The French rendered the same except. (a)(c) have, 'reiecteront.' (b)(c)(d) have, 'goffes'. (c)(d) have, 'sacres.' (b) has, 'fondemens.'

Meanings of the French words deemed appropriate

Sacr/ez-s=sanctified, consecrated, dedicated etc. prime=first; as new. Prime= chiefly; forwardly, soonest, first, original. Facon=fashion, form, shape, custom etc. Romaine=Rome. goffres, as Goffes= dull, sottish, blockheaded, gross witted, brainless, or as goffres= a wafer; also, honeycomb. Fondements= a foundation, groundwork, a principle prop, chief means; good beginning or way. Rejeteront, as rejecter=to reject, expel, refuse, abandon, forsake. Prenant=taking; putting; apprehending; accepting, embracing. Cultements, as culte= is a Respect, worship, honour given, service done one; also, cults, cults of men, mankind. bastardisation to rhyme with fondements.

Nostradamus is playing a very clever word game in this verse; A game that we explore further in our eBooks.

Thus, we might translate

Of the churches dedicated in the primal Roman manner,
They will reject [and mock] their base principals of foundation:
Embracing their original and human laws,
Expelling all but a few of the cults of the saints.

The verse relates to a point in time when certain distorted beliefs will be rejected, and all the paraphernalia, including the buildings themselves will be thrown away or destroyed.

Further Reading and resources on Nostradamus

For more details on the books considered by these authors, and others, see Nostradamus references.

For further insight into the French words, treated, or deemed unnecessary, consult the Secret Vault Dictionary on words used by Nostradamus.

Variations in rendered French

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