Divine+communication
51afflatus — /euh flay teuhs/, n. 1. inspiration; an impelling mental force acting from within. 2. divine communication of knowledge. [1655 65; < L afflatus a breathing on, equiv. to af AF + fla (s. of flare to BLOW2) + tus suffix of v. action] * * * …
52QUIETISM — the name given to a mystical religious turn of mind which seeks to attain spiritual illumination and perfection by maintaining a purely passive and susceptive attitude to Divine communication and revelation, shutting out all consciousness of… …
53revelation — n. 1. Discovery, disclosure. 2. Divine communication of truth. 3. The Apocalypse …
54afflatus — n inspiration, genius, creative impulse, fire; revelation, divine communication; Theol. beatific vision, theopneusty …
55oracle — n 1. wiseman, sage, prophet, sibyl; augur, seer, soothsayer, prognosticator, fortuneteller, foreteller, predictor, forecaster, foreseer; diviner, divina tor, necromancer, magus, sorcerer, sorceress, spiritualist; theurgist, astrologer, horoscoper …
56afflatus — af•fla•tus [[t]əˈfleɪ təs[/t]] n. inspiration, esp. as a result of divine communication • Etymology: 1655–65; < L afflātus a breathing on, inspiration =aflā(re) to breathe on, emit (af af +flāre to blow II) + tus suffix of v. action …
57afflatus — /əˈfleɪtəs/ (say uh flaytuhs) noun 1. inspiration; an impelling mental force acting from within. 2. divine communication of knowledge. Also, afflation. {Latin: afflātus a blast} …
58Religion (Philosophies of) — Philosophies of religion Marcel, Jaspers, Levinas William Desmond Gabriel Marcel (1889–1973), Karl Jaspers (1883–1969) and Emmanuel Levinas (1906–) seem like a mere aggregate of thinkers. Jaspers, a German thinker who coined the phrase Existenz… …
59biblical literature — Introduction four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha. The Old… …
60Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …
