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angels dancing on the head of a pin

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  • noun metaphor The subject of arcane intellectual speculation; used as an example subject of enquiry the pursuit of which is of no value.

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An allusion to the theological question “How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?” — a question cited to debunk mediaeval angelology in particular and scholasticism in general. Since angels are non-corporeal and do not occupy space, an infinite number of them could be present at a single point in space simultaneously.

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