α. 1600s autergie.
β. 1600s auturgie, 1800s 2000s– auturgy.
单词 | auturgy |
释义 | auturgyn.α. 1600s autergie. β. 1600s auturgie, 1800s 2000s– auturgy. rare. The action or fact of working or acting independently, without external influence. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > [noun] > independent or spontaneous spontaneousnessa1649 auturgy1651 automatism1794 automatic pilot1955 1651 N. Biggs Matæotechnia Medicinæ Praxeωs Pref. 10 Nature's Autergie, not a whit belowe her self. 1896 Metaphysical Mag. Sept. 178 This is called ‘auturgy’; it is the art of systematically controlling the will by a process of brain-building and character-building based upon a taxic registration of experiences with the ego. 2011 P. J. Thibodeau Playing the Farmer i. 24 A distinctive feature of this portrait is the farmer's auturgy; that is, he is always present on his land, exhibiting his diligence and know-how by working it himself. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1651 |
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