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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

thought-form en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. Any of a set of presuppositions or fundamental ideas which define the thinking of people of a given region, time period etc.
    • The search had begun for a ‘historical Jesus’, a figure in whom the Church could believe despite the huge gap separating thought-forms and assumptions of the first Christians from those of the nineteenth century. 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 859:
  2. A manifestation of the thoughts, ideas or emotions of someone. It is believed to be able to be sensed by people and take physical form within the spirit world.
    • Two people can have the same idea at the same time because they felt the same thought-forms.
    • One can feel the threatening energy of the thought-forms left in the room after a tense fight.

Forms

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Translations (3)

el σκεπτομορφή (manifestation of thoughts) · pl myślokształt (manifestation of thoughts) · pt forma-pensamento (manifestation of thoughts)