Supernatural+agency

  • 21inspire — v.tr. 1 stimulate or arouse (a person) to esp. creative activity, esp. by supposed divine or supernatural agency (your faith inspired him; inspired by God). 2 a (usu. foll. by with) animate (a person) with a feeling. b (usu. foll. by into) instil …

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  • 22the|ur|gy — «THEE ur jee», noun, plural gies. 1. a system of magic, originally practiced by certain members of the Egyptian school of Neoplatonism, to procure communication with beneficent spirits, and by their aid produce miraculous effects. 2. a) the… …

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  • 23medium — /ˈmidiəm / (say meedeeuhm) noun (plural media /ˈmidiə/ (say meedeeuh) or mediums) 1. a middle state or condition; a mean. 2. something intermediate in nature or degree. 3. Printing a size of printing paper, 18 × 23 inches, most commonly in use… …

  • 24theurgy — /ˈθiɜdʒi/ (say theeerjee) noun (plural theurgies) 1. a system of magic practised by the Egyptian Platonists and others professing to have communication with and aid from beneficent deities. 2. the working of some divine or supernatural agency in… …

  • 25Elementary machine — Machine Ma*chine (m[.a]*sh[=e]n ), n. [F., fr. L. machina machine, engine, device, trick, Gr. ?, from ? means, expedient. Cf. {Mechanic}.] 1. In general, any combination of bodies so connected that their relative motions are constrained, and by… …

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  • 26Infernal machine — Machine Ma*chine (m[.a]*sh[=e]n ), n. [F., fr. L. machina machine, engine, device, trick, Gr. ?, from ? means, expedient. Cf. {Mechanic}.] 1. In general, any combination of bodies so connected that their relative motions are constrained, and by… …

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  • 27Machine — Ma*chine (m[.a]*sh[=e]n ), n. [F., fr. L. machina machine, engine, device, trick, Gr. ?, from ? means, expedient. Cf. {Mechanic}.] 1. In general, any combination of bodies so connected that their relative motions are constrained, and by means of… …

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  • 28Machine gun — Machine Ma*chine (m[.a]*sh[=e]n ), n. [F., fr. L. machina machine, engine, device, trick, Gr. ?, from ? means, expedient. Cf. {Mechanic}.] 1. In general, any combination of bodies so connected that their relative motions are constrained, and by… …

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  • 29Machine screw — Machine Ma*chine (m[.a]*sh[=e]n ), n. [F., fr. L. machina machine, engine, device, trick, Gr. ?, from ? means, expedient. Cf. {Mechanic}.] 1. In general, any combination of bodies so connected that their relative motions are constrained, and by… …

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  • 30Machine shop — Machine Ma*chine (m[.a]*sh[=e]n ), n. [F., fr. L. machina machine, engine, device, trick, Gr. ?, from ? means, expedient. Cf. {Mechanic}.] 1. In general, any combination of bodies so connected that their relative motions are constrained, and by… …

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