Wyraz obywatel i jego rodzina w kaznodziejstwie misjonarzy okresu oświecenia

Abstract

This article discusses history of the word obywatel ('citizen') which in the second half of the 18th century was enriched by a new meaning 'a civilly and politically free man, equal by the rights to other free people' and the way of using this word in the missionaries' homilies in the Age of Enlightenment. The priests in their speeches refer to a model of the good citizen. The basic sources of his attitude were his faith, reason and charity. The priests used the word obywatel as a form of address to their listeners as well. The example of the lexeme obywatel shows that attitudes and ideas expressed in the missionaries' homilies have a lot in common with this ones presented in social and political press and literature.