Coryphaeus and layman - who are they? Today we will find out about it. We will concentrate, of course, on the second, but we cannot do without the first.
A profan is a person who is completely unaware of any field.
For example, as Dmitry Bykov admits at the beginninghis lecture on the poetry of Boris Grebenshchikov: "But in music I am a layman to a sufficient degree." The context is not particularly important here, especially since it is difficult to talk about it at all, because the Bulls only preface these words with their words. But the main thing here is different: “layman” is a word of book style and it is not a shame to use it, even in public. Some of the synonyms of this definition can not be said, but about everything in order.
Yes, one more thing, as Lieutenant Colombo said.It must be said about the origin of at least a little. The word came to us from the French. In the language of Hugo, it means the same as in the language of Faulkner, that is, the "uninitiated."
Now with a clear conscience, you can go tosubstitutions that clarify the essence of the case for those who still do not understand. We always fix the material and provide replacement words that will help the layperson navigate the linguistic sea of definitions. But we warn that not all words will be bookish, as an object of study, some, on the contrary, will be rather rude. However, we set aside the prefaces, here is the list:
Frankly, frank rudeness is not savedfrom the knife of censorship, we simply lowered quite the indecent. And besides, it does not seem that curses can fully replace the word we are considering. “Profan” is a book definition, right? Therefore, he also needs “friends and comrades” to match. Therefore, these are the synonyms of "profane". They passed a rigorous selection.
The reader may have already forgotten whyit started, but we remember. In the beginning was a pair of “profane - luminary”. If a layman is an unenlightened man, then a luminary is, on the contrary, a master of his craft. In order not to be unfounded and inadvertently do not make a mistake, look in the explanatory dictionary. And there we will find the following definition: “An outstanding figure in any field”. Usually they say this about a man of science. In other words, scientists are luminaries, but not all.
It is clear that one is aware and the other is nothighly. But we want to look deeper and understand why there is a confrontation between ignoramuses and scientists, in other words, how people become either on one or on the other side of the barricades.
There are favorable conditions when a personthey are preparing to become a specialist, there are dynasties of doctors, teachers. There are nuggets, self-taught. They, like Ray Bradbury, can finish the library, now even electronic, that is, now it’s not even necessary to leave the house to get a good education. The main thing is to read the right books.
Coryphaeus and the layman are concepts that are not onlycan, but also coexist in one person. For example, a Russian teacher may well understand verb conjugation, but know nothing about quantum physics. The reverse is also true: "techies" are usually poorly written in their native language.
The main thing is not to be a layman in principle, when a person is not interested in anything, he strives to nothing and enjoys and praises his ignorance.
When a person is born, he is bornhe is an absolute profane, but then he learns everything, and in the first years of his life he absorbs almost more than all the others, he studies: everyday habits of the environment, mother tongue, and other useful skills. But some do not think about how serious work they have already done, and give up. They no longer seem interesting or curious in the world.
Koritey from the profane (we have already dismantled the value)in fact, the only thing that differs is that the first retains a sincere surprise before life, and the second is quickly bored with everything. In this sense, it is good to remember the covenant N.А. Zabolotsky: "The soul is obliged to work / And day and night, and day and night!"
