单词 | thelemite |
释义 | thelemiten. rare. (See quots.) ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > [noun] > one who does what he wishes a law unto (or to) himself (or themselves1611 thelemite1656 society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > freedom of action or from restraint > [noun] > one who acts freely libertine1612 free agent1649 thelemite1656 unreserved1756 volent1768 unrestrained1770 free-wheeler1938 society > faith > worship > kinds of worship > [noun] > of devils, demons, or the Devil > practitioner of Satanist1559 demoniacal1565 demonist1610 Belialist1617 Apollyonist1627 demonomist1638 Satanite1675 diabolonian1682 draconist1684 demoniast1726 devil-worshipper1790 demonolater1850 thelemite1973 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Thelemite, a libertine, one that does what he list. 1908 Nation 24 Oct. 144/1 We will..take our oath to observe the Thelemite rule of ‘Do what thou wilt’, because, as its founder said, ‘men that are free, well-born, well-bred, and conversant in honest companies have naturally an instinct and spur that prompts them unto virtuous actions’. 1973 K. Grant Aleister Crowley & Hidden God v. 77 Thelema represents a necessary stage in the spiritual development of the individual. Paradoxically, no one can create or contribute anything original, or bring more to life than he takes from it, unless he is already a Thelemite. The term ‘Thelemite’ has a wider connotation than its hitherto exclusive use in Crowleian literature might suggest. The artist, the scientist,..the poet, is such only to the degree that he expresses his true will. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1656 |
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