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“[[Früheankunftfreude]]” is a word, without a literal equivalent in English, deriving from Calvinist theology. It refers to the pleasure, triumph and sense of spiritual cleansing (also unknown in English) that comes from being the first person to participate in a collective activity no-one is expected to benefit from or enjoy. | “[[Früheankunftfreude]]” is a word, without a literal equivalent in English, deriving as it does from a strand of Calvinist theology that was never popular in Britain. It refers to the pleasure, triumph and sense of spiritual cleansing (also unknown in English) that comes from being the first person to participate in a collective activity no-one is expected to benefit from or enjoy. | ||
Also known as “''[[Kaltenudelnaufhautfreude]]''” (literally, the “delight in feeling cold spaghetti on exposed skin”) [[früheankunftfreude]] encapsulated a penitent’s beatific sensation of being first one into the cold bath on Pentecost. | Also known as “''[[Kaltenudelnaufhautfreude]]''” (literally, the “delight in feeling cold spaghetti on exposed skin”) [[früheankunftfreude]] encapsulated a penitent’s beatific sensation of being first one into the cold bath on Pentecost. | ||