# How many meanings does one word has?

**URL:** https://www.ilovephilosophy.com/t/how-many-meanings-does-one-word-has/11176
**Category:** Philosophy
**Created:** [June 24, 2006, 2:43pm UTC](https://www.ilovephilosophy.com/t/how-many-meanings-does-one-word-has/11176 "2006-06-24T14:43:03Z")
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### Author: ![dan020350](https://www.ilovephilosophy.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/f05b48/32.png) [@dan020350](https://www.ilovephilosophy.com/u/dan020350)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2006, 2:43pm UTC](https://www.ilovephilosophy.com/t/how-many-meanings-does-one-word-has/11176/1 "2006-06-24T14:43:03Z")

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When one word is spoken cannot it have numerous interpretations and meanings, but at then end will it lead you just one finite thing, perhaps back to that one word ?

assuming that first word is God

God- meanings of that word or ideas are infinite , meaning infinite of truths  
or  
God - just one meaning- one truth

Or will one word has no real meaning at all

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### Author: ![Trevor\_W](https://www.ilovephilosophy.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/50afbb/32.png) [@Trevor\_W](https://www.ilovephilosophy.com/u/Trevor_W)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2006, 4:10pm UTC](https://www.ilovephilosophy.com/t/how-many-meanings-does-one-word-has/11176/2 "2006-06-24T16:10:29Z")

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GOD is only a word which can be understood in a religious context. Its not understood in the same way the word apple is(because i can have a perception of an apple and thus i know that an apple is real) the belief in the existance of god unprovable by our senses.

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### Author: ![valdas](https://www.ilovephilosophy.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/c2a13f/32.png) [@valdas](https://www.ilovephilosophy.com/u/valdas)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2006, 7:46pm UTC](https://www.ilovephilosophy.com/t/how-many-meanings-does-one-word-has/11176/3 "2006-06-24T19:46:51Z")

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I understand the word God outside of any religious context. To me, it is the same thing as love or this moment. Understanding it does not necessarily mean you are religious.

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### Author: ![last\_surrender](https://www.ilovephilosophy.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/ed655f/32.png) [@last\_surrender](https://www.ilovephilosophy.com/u/last_surrender)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2006, 7:56pm UTC](https://www.ilovephilosophy.com/t/how-many-meanings-does-one-word-has/11176/4 "2006-06-24T19:56:02Z")

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A single word can have many interpretations…it just depends on what interpretations make sense to you. It all depends on what keeps you sane (or insane if you prefer 😲 )

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### Author: ![Trevor\_W](https://www.ilovephilosophy.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/50afbb/32.png) [@Trevor\_W](https://www.ilovephilosophy.com/u/Trevor_W)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2006, 9:33pm UTC](https://www.ilovephilosophy.com/t/how-many-meanings-does-one-word-has/11176/5 "2006-06-24T21:33:20Z")

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prove to me what god is, why is god like love, or this moment?

the point is that there are no proofs of gods, we only have our beliefs. therefore the idea of god is quite different than the idea of “this moment” or “love”

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### Author: ![dan020350](https://www.ilovephilosophy.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/f05b48/32.png) [@dan020350](https://www.ilovephilosophy.com/u/dan020350)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2006, 4:24am UTC](https://www.ilovephilosophy.com/t/how-many-meanings-does-one-word-has/11176/6 "2006-06-25T04:24:21Z")

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From this point,  
the word God , you are playing with, has produced many ideas and thoughts

So I suppose one word can produce infinite thoughts or can is it a finite thought?