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  • 71Brahman — ( IAST|bráhman , nominative IAST|bráhma sa. ब्रह्म) is a concept of Hinduism. Brahman is the unchanging, infinite, immanent, and transcendent reality which is the Divine Ground of all matter, energy, time, space, being, and everything beyond in… …

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  • 72Rebecca West — Portrait of Rebecca West by Madame Yevonde Born Cicely Isabel Fairfield 21 December 1892(1892 12 21) London, England (or county Kerry, Ireland?) …

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  • 73Naassene Fragment — Gnosticism This article is part of a series on Gnosticism History of Gnosticism …

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  • 74Amesha Spenta — ae. Amesha Spenta ( ae. Aməša Spənta ) is an Avestan language term for a class of divinity/divine concepts in Zoroastrianism, and literally means Bounteous Immortal . Later middle Persian variations of the term include Ameshāspand and the… …

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  • 75Christian mysticism — Union with Christ is the purpose of Christian mysticism. Christian mysticism refers to the development of mystical practices and theory within Christianity. It has often been connected to mystical theology, especially in the Catholic and Eastern… …

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  • 76Akal — literally timeless, immortal, non temporal, is a term integral to Sikh tradition and philosophy. It is extensively used in the Dasam Granth hymns by Guru Gobind Singh, who titled one of his poetic compositions Akal Ustat , i.e. In Praise (ustati) …

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  • 77WORD — WORD, in the Bible, primarily renders the Hebrew davar, but also omer (pl. amarim), imrah, and peh (lit. mouth ). The word of the Lord, an oft–recurring scriptural phrase, signifies a divine communication to man that reveals God s character or… …

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  • 78yang — [yäŋ, yaŋ] n. [Mandarin yang, male, daylight, solar] in Chinese philosophy, the active, positive, masculine force or principle in the universe, source of light and heat: it is always both contrasted with and complementary to the YIN …

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  • 79yang — noun (in Chinese philosophy) the active male principle of the universe, characterized as male and creative and associated with heaven, heat, and light. Contrasted with yin. Origin from Chin. yáng male genitals, sun, positive …

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  • 80yang — ► NOUN ▪ (in Chinese philosophy) the active male principle of the universe. Contrasted with YIN(Cf. ↑yin). ORIGIN Chinese, male genitals , sun , positive …

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