divine+influence
91Sibyl — The word sibyl probably comes (via Latin) from the Greek word sibylla , meaning prophetess. (Other schools of thought suggest that the word may have come from Arabic.) The earlier oracular seeresses known as the sibyls of antiquity, who… …
92Speculum Astronomiae — Albertus Magnus, produced the Speculum astronomiae ( de refutatione librorum astronomiae , incipit Occasione quorundam librorum apud quos non est radix sciencie ) sometime after 1260 to defend astrology as a Christian form of knowledge (Zambelli …
93Anointing — The Anointing of David, from the Paris Psalter, 10th century (Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris). To anoint is to pour or smear with perfumed oil, milk, water, melted butter or other substances, a process employed ritually by many religions. People… …
94Omnism — or omnitheism is the belief in all religions; those who hold this belief are called omnists (or Omnists). [1] The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) quotes as the term s earliest usage the 1839 long poem Festus by English poet Philip J. Bailey: I am …
95Post Reditum in Senatu — Upon his return from exile Cicero gave this speech thanking the Senate for their efforts in securing his return. The speech was given on the Nones of September, that is, September 5th, 57 BC. Cicero refers to the speech and the welcome he… …
96Gilles de Rome — écrivant Pour les articles homonymes, voir Colonna. Gilles de Rome, (Ægidius Colonna ou Columna, Colonne, Romanus, Romain), (né à Rome en 1247, mo …
97inspiration — /in speuh ray sheuhn/, n. 1. an inspiring or animating action or influence: I cannot write poetry without inspiration. 2. something inspired, as an idea. 3. a result of inspired activity. 4. a thing or person that inspires. 5. Theol. a. a divine… …
98spirit — spiritlike, adj. /spir it/, n. 1. the principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans, animating the body or mediating between body and soul. 2. the incorporeal part of humans: present in spirit though absent in body. 3. the soul… …
99inspiration — /ɪnspəˈreɪʃən / (say inspuh rayshuhn) noun 1. an inspiring or animating action or influence: I cannot write without inspiration. 2. something inspired, as a thought. 3. a result of inspired activity. 4. a thing or person that inspires. 5.… …
100spirit — /ˈspɪrət / (say spiruht) noun 1. the principle of conscious life, originally identified with the breath; the vital principle in humans, animating the body or mediating between body and soul. 2. the incorporeal part of a human being: present in… …
