单词 | theotechny |
释义 | theotechnyn. The introduction of divine or supernatural beings in the construction of a drama or epic; such beings collectively. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > [noun] > representation of god(s) zoomorphism1822 theotechny1858 animalization1886 tricephal1888 theriomorphism1908 society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > other aspects or elements > [noun] > supernatural occurrence(s) machining1575 machinery1713 machine work1713 theotechny1858 1858 W. E. Gladstone Stud. Homer II. iii. 268 It is not difficult to understand why..Dionysus does not appear in the theotechny of the Iliad. 1869 W. E. Gladstone Juventus Mundi vii. 206 The personages of the Homeric Theotechny, under which name I include the whole of the supernatural beings, of whatever rank, introduced into the Poems. 1869 W. E. Gladstone Juventus Mundi xiv. §1. 491 The Theotechny, or divine movement of the Poem [the Iliad]. DerivativesΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > [adjective] > of the nature of divine art theotechnal1651 theotechnic1874 1651 N. Biggs Matæotechnia Medicinæ Praxeωs Pref. 9 Those Arts we speak of are Theotechnal, the Arts of God. theoˈtechnic adj. pertaining to the invention or making of gods; also, belonging to theotechny. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > [adjective] > of the nature of divine art theotechnal1651 theotechnic1874 the world > the supernatural > deity > [adjective] > relating to invention of gods theotechnic1874 society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > other aspects or elements > [adjective] > relating to use of machinery theotechnic1874 1874 C. P. Smyth Our Inherit. in Great Pyramid (ed. 2) v. 64 At Thebes..those temples and tombs..speak lamentably to human theotechnic inventions. 1878 W. E. Gladstone Primer of Homer (1889) vi. 67 Behind the complex and ever~active theotechnic machinery of the poem,..there is still the presence and operation of an august personage. theoˈtechnist n. one who invents gods. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > [noun] > representation of god(s) > one who invents gods theotechnist1874 1874 C. P. Smyth Our Inherit. in Great Pyramid xxii. 425 The original inventor and theotechnist of animal and other gods for his countrymen. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1651 |
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