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Astronism
Enkindlement
Published: 15th August 2021
Citation: Astronist Institution. (2021). Enkindlement. Available: https://www.astronism.com/astronary/astrosoteriology/enkindlement. Last accessed [enter date e.g. 15th Aug 2021].
ɛnˈkɪnd(ə)lm(ə)nt
noun Astrosoteriology
humanity’s first experience of astronality, regarded as having occurred following on from the scope of man during the Upper Palaeolithic as evidenced by the earliest forms of astromorphic art and Astronic religious activity.
DERIVATIVES AND ALTERNATIVE PHRASES
Bestowal of Scope
Enkindlementism | ɛnˈkɪnd(ə)lm(ə)ntɪz(ə)m | noun
Enkindler | ɛnˈkɪnd(ə)lə | noun
ORIGINS AND ETYMOLOGY
Astro-English: from Astronese, the term enkindlement is based on the verb enkindle denoting “to inspire or ignite an emotion”, in the case of Astronist soteriology, meaning to “first experience of astronality.”
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