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Influenced by this erroneous opinion, the Monothelite heretics said that in Christ there was only one divine will ( "thelema") and only one divine energy ( "energia").
orrologion 2009
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Researching the connections between chakras and the Kabbalistic Tree of Life has led me to this site: Thelemapedia, an encyclopedia devoted to magick and thelema, Aleister Crowley.
Archive 2006-11-01 Jeff 2006
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Researching the connections between chakras and the Kabbalistic Tree of Life has led me to this site: Thelemapedia, an encyclopedia devoted to magick and thelema, Aleister Crowley.
Thelemapedia. Jeff 2006
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These letters spell the ancient Greek word for 'will' (thelema).
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Their principle was expressed by the words, en thelema kai mia energeia, by which they would seem to have meant one will and one activity, i.e. only one principle of action and of suffering in Jesus Christ and that one principle Divine.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913
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But the strict Sense of the word will (votuntas, thelema) is always the rational will, the free will.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913
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The word to thelema, it is well to note, sometimes denotes the will, that is, the volitional faculty, and in this sense we speak of natural will: and sometimes it denotes the object of will, and we speak of will
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They were a knowing people (v. 18): and knowest his will, to thelema -- the will.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume VI (Acts to Revelation) 1721
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[2090] thelema gnomikon, dispositional volition, will of judgment.
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[2099] kai kata touto hoi Pateres to hemeteron en heauto tuposai auton ephesan thelema: and according to this the Fathers said that He typified, moulded, had the form of our will in Himself.
ruzuzu commented on the word thelema
Not an acceptable Scrabble word.
*sigh*
November 7, 2010