Релігійні споруди в номінації локального простору

Abstract

The present article describes the role of religious buildings in naming of elements of the local environment. Religious objects, such as monasteries and churches, are some of the most frequent motivators of microtoponyms. Such microtoponyms disclose religious, cultural, worldview, and axiological features of the nation. Roots of these words evidence the past existence of monasteries, chapels, churches, etc. in the researched territories. In our times, names of religious buildings act as motivators of geographical units that name fields, parts of settlements, streams, mountains. Naming of churches is especially emphasized. Two directions of naming were identified among the registered units. They derived their names from angionyms or heortonyms. A vast amount of sacral locuses evidences a certain sacralization of the physical world of the humans.