РОЗВИТОК ЛЕКСИЧНИХ РЕЛІГІЙНИХ ДЕРИВАТІВ В УКРАЇНСЬКІЙ МОВІ

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the article, a short diachronic review of the development of specific nominations for the designation
of the religious – orthodox sphere was carried out, which demonstrated the steady expansion of the
Ukrainian religious vocabulary through the lexical way of word formation, recorded already in the
first written texts (Богомати, небожьчикъ). Derivation often followed Old Slavonic patterns. Development
of specific religious vocabulary became increasingly noticeable with the enhanced need
for changes towards Ukrainization: nomination of both new Christian subjects and phenomena,
and the creation of synonymous correspondences with existing religious lexemes (16-17century –
Великдень / Великодень, бабинець; second half of the 19th century – Боженько / Божечко,
бузувір; from the late 20th century – автокефальність, православненько). While innovations
were not always fixed, the fact of the activity of these derivation processes testifies to the belonging
of Christian-religious nominations to units that are iconic for Ukrainians. These nominations are
still “in demand” today, particularly when it comes to the representation of the individual perception
of religious life.