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Astricism
Published: 1st September 2021
Citation: Astronist Institution. (2021). Astricism. Available: https://www.astronism.com/astronary/astroeschatology/astricism. Last accessed [enter date e.g. 1st Sept 2021].
əˈstrɪsɪz(ə)m
noun Astroeschatology
the belief that cosmosis is the infusion of one’s soul with a particular celestial entity upon death rather than with The Cosmos as a whole.
DERIVATIVES AND ALTERNATIVE PHRASES
Astric | əˈ strɪk | adjective
Astrical | əˈ strɪk(ə)l | adjective
Astrically | əˈ strɪk(ə)li | adverb
Astricist | əˈ strɪsɪst | adjective & noun
Astricistic | əˈ strɪsɪstɪk | adjective
ORIGINS AND ETYMOLOGY
Astro-English: from Astronese, the prefix astri- is a form of the prefix astro- denoting “the astronomical world and its phenomena” which when conjoined with the suffix -ism to denote “a belief” altogether brings about the general meaning of “a belief about the astronomical world.”
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