# Actual Freedom – Definitions

# Definitions ## Affaire; Afflatus; Aide-Mémoire; Akimbo; Alas poor Yorick ## Alas; Albion; Alienist; Alterity; Amoral; Anomalous; Anomie; Anonymise ## Anthropo-; Anthropocentric; Anthropomorphic; Antipodean/Antipode Affaire: affaire (n.): a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship. ~ (Princeton’s WordNet 3.0). Afflatus: • afflatus (n.): strong creative impulse, especially as a result of divine inspiration. [Latin afflātus, from past participle of afflāre, ‘to breathe on’, from ad- + flāre, ‘to blow’]. ~ (American Heritage Dictionary). • afflatus (n.): an impulse of creative power or inspiration, esp. in poetry, considered to be of divine origin (esp. in the phrase ‘divine afflatus’). [C17: Latin, from afflātus, from afflāre, ‘to breathe or blow on’, from flāre, ‘to blow’]. ~ (Collins English Dictionary). • afflatus (n.): inspiration, esp. as a result of divine communication. [1655-65; from Latin afflātus, ‘a breathing on’, ‘inspiration’, from aflā(re), ‘to breathe on’, ‘emit’, from af- + flāre, ‘to blow²’ + -tus, suffix of verbal action]. ~ (Webster’s College Dictionary). • afflatus (n.): a strong creative impulse; divine inspiration; [e.g.]: “divine afflatus”; inspiration (arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity). ~ (Princeton’s WordNet 3.0). • afflatus (n.): divine guidance and motivation imparted directly; (synonym): inspiration. ~ (American Heritage Roget’s Thesaurus). • afflatus (n.): 1. (rare or unused): a blowing or breathing on, as of wind; a breath or blast of wind; 2. an impelling mental force acting from within; supernal impulse or power, as of prophecy or expression; religious, poetic, or oratorical inspiration; often spoken of as the divine afflatus, a translation of the Latin afflatus divinus, inspiration; [e.g.]: “I know not how far this was the case [his Muse in a good humour] with Mr. Pope, in this performance, but wherever it was, the poet will be little more than a common man; he is, at such times, much the same as a prophet without his afflatus”. (Joseph Spence, 1699-1768, “An Essay on Pope’s Odyssey”, Evening III, 1726-27; pp. 148-149). [Latin afflatus, adflatus, afflare, adflare, ‘blow on’; see afflate]. ~ (Century Dictionary and Cyclopaedia). • afflate† (tr.v.): to breathe on; inspire. [Latin afflatus, pp. of afflare, adflare, ‘blow on’, from ad, ‘to’ + flare, ‘blow’; see blow¹]. ~ (Century Dictionary and Cyclopaedia). • afflation (n.): a blowing or breathing on; inspiration. [from Latin as if *afflatio(n-), from aflare, adflare; see afflatus]. ~ (Century Dictionary and Cyclopaedia). • afflatus (n.): a Latin term which was derived from Cicero in “De Natura Deorum” (‘The Nature of the Gods’) and has been translated as ‘inspiration’. Cicero’s usage was a literalising of “inspiration”, which had already become figurative. As “inspiration” had come to mean simply the gathering of a new idea, Cicero reiterated the idea of a rush of unexpected breath, a powerful force which would render the poet helpless and unaware of its origin. Literally, the Latin “afflatus” means ‘to blow upon’, ‘blow toward’. It was originally spelt “adflatus”, made up of “ad-”, ‘to’, and “flatus”, ‘blowing’, ‘breathing’, the nounal form of “flāre”, ‘to blow’. It can be taken to mean ‘to be blown upon’ by a divine wind, like its English equivalent ‘inspiration’, which comes from “inspire”, meaning ‘to breathe’, ‘blow onto’. In English, “afflatus” is used for the literal form of inspiration. It generally refers not to the usual sudden originality but the staggering and stunning blow of a new idea, which the recipient may be unable to explain. In Romantic literature and criticism, in particular, the usage of “afflatus” was revived for the mystical form of poetic inspiration tied to genius, such as the story Samuel Taylor Coleridge offered for the composition of “Kubla Khan”. The frequent use of the Aeolian harp as a symbol for the poet was a play on the renewed emphasis on “afflatus” in the ensuing years. “Divino afflante Spiritu” (‘Inspired by the Holy Spirit’) is an encyclical letter of Pope Pius XII dealing with Biblical inspiration and Biblical criticism. It lay out his desire to see new translations from the original language instead of the Vulgate. “Nemo igitur vir magnus sine aliquo adflatu divino umquam fuit” (‘No great man ever existed who did not enjoy some portion of divine inspiration’). ~ (2012 Wikipedia Encyclopaedia). • flatulence (n.): defined in the medical literature as “flatus expelled through the anus” or even “the quality or state of being flatulent”, which is defined in turn as “marked by or affected with gases generated in the intestine or stomach; likely to cause digestive flatulence”. The root of these words is from the Latin “flatus”—meaning ‘a blowing’, ‘a breaking wind’. The word “flatus” is also the medical term for gas generated in the bowels or stomach. Despite these standard definitions, a proportion of intestinal gas may be swallowed environmental air, and hence flatus is not totally generated in the intestinal tract. The scientific study of this area of medicine is termed “flatology”. The process involves flatus being transported to the rectum and pressurised by intestinal muscles. It is normal to express flatus, though volume and frequency vary greatly among individuals. It is also normal for intestinal gas to have a feculent⁽⁰¹⁾ odour, which may be intense at times. The noise commonly associated with flatulence (“blowing a raspberry”) is produced by the anus and buttocks, which act together in a manner similar to that of an embouchure⁽⁰²⁾. Both the sound and the smell are sources of embarrassment, annoyance or flatulence humour. ~ (2012 Wikipedia Encyclopaedia). ⁽⁰¹⁾feculent (adj.): 1. filthy, scummy, muddy, or foul; 2. (pathology): of the nature of or containing waste matter; (n.): feculence. [C15: from Latin faeculentus; see faeces; viz.: from Latin faecēs, plural of faex, ‘sediment’, ‘dregs’]. ~ (Collins English Dictionary). ⁽⁰²⁾ embouchure (n.): 1. the mouth of a river or a valley; 2. music: (a.) the mouthpiece of a woodwind or brass instrument; (b.) the manner in which the lips and tongue are applied to such a mouthpiece. [French, from emboucher, ‘to put or go into the mouth’, from Old French, from en-, ‘in’ + bouche, ‘mouth’; from Latin bucca, ‘cheek’]. ~ (American Heritage Dictionary). Aide-Mémoire: An aide-mémoire (formal): a piece of writing or a picture that helps you to remember something; [e.g.]: “I write notes to myself and put them on the board. It serves as an aide-mémoire”. ~ (Cambridge Idioms Dictionary). Akimbo: Face down with arms and legs akimbo: www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/eagles/kitt-3.jpg The ‘Alas poor Yorick’ variety: www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/25500.html ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Alas: ‘alas: expr. unhappiness, grief, pity, or concern’. ~ (Oxford Dictionary). Albion: • Albion (archaic or poetic): ancient and literary name of Britain; it is usually restricted to England and is perhaps derived from the Latin “albus” meaning ‘white’, referring to the chalk cliffs of South England. ~ (Columbia Electronic Encyclopaedia). • Albion is an alternative name for Britain; it is sometimes used poetically to refer to the island, but has fallen out of common use in English; both New Albion and Albionoria (“Albion of the North”) were briefly suggested as names of Canada during the period of the Canadian Confederation; Governor Arthur Phillip, first leader of the colonisation of Australia, originally named Sydney Cove “New Albion”, but later the colony acquired the name “Sydney”; Sir Francis Drake gave the name “New Albion” to what is now California when he landed there in 1579 and took possession in the name of Queen Elizabeth I (...); the Common Brittonic name for the island, Hellenised as Albíōn (Ἀλβίων) and Latinised as Albiōn (genitive Albionis), has two possible etymologies: either from the Proto-Indo-European word *albʰo-, ‘white’ (cf. Ancient Greek ἀλφός, Latin albus), or from *alb-, ‘hill’; the derivation from a word for ‘white’ is thought to be perhaps in reference to the white southern shores of the island visible from mainland Europe and a landmark at the narrowest crossing point. (...); in 930, the English king Æthelstan used the title “Rex et primicerius totius Albionis regni” (‘King and chief of the whole realm of Albion’); his nephew, Edgar the Peaceful, styled himself “Totius Albionis imperator augustus” (‘Augustus Emperor of all Albion”) in 970. ~ (2022 Wikipedia Encyclopaedia). • Albion (placename): a word of Celtic origin, the most ancient name of the British Isles; it was used by the ancient Greeks, in particular by Ptolemy, and later came into use in ancient Roman literature; as used in Britain today the term “Albion” has an exalted meaning; in other countries it is used with a slightly ironic connotation; in Russian pre-revolutionary literature the term “perfidious Albion” was often used to denote the hypocrisy of British diplomacy. ~ (The Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition; 1970-1979). Alienist: alienist (n.): a physician who evaluates the competence of defendants to stand trial. [obs. French aliéniste, ‘psychiatrist’: obs. French aliéné, ‘mentally ill’ (from past participle of aliéner, ‘to estrange’, ‘make hostile’, ‘deprive of reason’, from Old French, from Latin aliēnāre, ‘to deprive of reason’; from Latin aliēnus, ‘alien’; from alius, ‘other’) + French -iste, ‘-ist’; from Old French, from Latin -istēs, ‘-ista’, from Greek -istēs, ‘agent noun suffix’]. ~ (American Heritage Dictionary). Alterity: • alterity (n.): the state of being other or different; otherness. [origin: mid 17th century from late Latin alteritas, from alter, ‘other’]. ~ (Oxford English Dictionary). • alterity (n.): the quality or condition of being other or different; otherness. ~ (Webster’s College Dictionary). • alterity (n.): the state or quality of being other or different. ~ (Century Dictionary and Cyclopaedia). • alterity (n.; pl. alterities): the state of being different, especially with respect to one’s perception of one’s identity within a culture; otherness. [Origin: French altérité, ‘otherness’, Late Latin alteritās, Latin alter, ‘other’]. ~ (American Heritage Dictionary). Alterity: Amoral: ‘amoral: unconcerned with or outside morality; neither moral nor immoral; being beyond the moral order or a particular code of morals’. ~ (Oxford Dictionary). [...] to be ‘amoral’ is when a person can totally and reliably be capable of spontaneously interacting in the world of people, things and events, in a way that is neither personally insalubrious nor socially reprehensible, at all times and under any circumstance without exception. (Richard, Actual Freedom List, No. 10 a, 25 July 2000). Anomalous: anomalous (adj.): 1. deviating from the common order, form, or rule; irregular; abnormal; 2. not fitting into a common, familiar, or expected type or pattern; unusual; 3. incongruous or inconsistent; (adv.): anomalously; (n.): anomalousness. [1640-50; from Medieval Latin, Late Latin anōmalus, from Greek anṓmalos, ‘irregular’]. ~ (Webster’s College Dictionary). Anomie: Anomie (n.): a condition of an individual or of society characterised by a breakdown or absence of norms and values or a sense of dislocation and alienation; (n.): anomic. [1930-35; from French, from Greek anomía, ‘lawlessness’; a- + -nomy, from Greek nomia, ‘law’]. ~ (Webster’s College Dictionary). Anonymise: anonymise (tr.v.; anonymised, anonymising, anonymises): to make anonymous, especially by removing or preventing access to names; [e.g.]: “medical records that were anonymised for use in a study”; (n.): anonymisation. [from anonym(ous) + -ise]. ~ (American Heritage Dictionary). Anthropo-: • anthropo- (prefix): combining form denoting human or man. ~ (Collins Dictionary of Medicine). • anthropo- (prefix): human; [e.g.]: “anthropometry”. [Greek anthrōpo-, from anthrōpos, ‘human being’]. ~ (American Heritage Dictionary). • anthropo- (prefix): combining form indicating man or human; [e.g.]: “anthropology; anthropomorphism”. [from Greek anthrōpos]. ~ (Collins English Dictionary). • anthropo- (prefix): denoting man or human. ~ (Collins Dictionary of Biology). • anthropo- (prefix): a combining form meaning ‘human being’; [e.g.]: “anthropometry”. [from Greek, combing form of ánthrōpos, ‘human being’]. ~ (Webster’s College Dictionary). • anthropo- (prefix): involving human beings. [from Greek anthrōpos, ‘a human being’]. ~ (Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary). • anthropo- (prefix): meaning human. [from Greek anthrōpos, ‘a human being’, of either sex]. ~ (Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing). • anthropo- (prefix): combining form denoting involving human beings. [from Greek anthrōpos, ‘a human being’, of either sex; distinguish this combining form from andro-]. ~ (Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions). Anthropocentric: I am using the word anthropocentric in its ‘regarding the world in terms of human experience’ meaning. anthropocentrism (n.): regarding humans as the central element of the universe. ~ (American Heritage Dictionary). Anthropomorphic: anthropomorphic: of the nature of anthropomorphism [the ascription of human form, attributes, or personality to God, a god, an animal, or something impersonal. ~ (Oxford Dictionary). RICHARD: Not the ‘life-producing capacity of the universe’, no ... the earliest religions detected thus far in current research shows them to be based on the life-producing capacity of the human female. The Early Sumerian religion, circa 3,800+ BCE, for just one example, has ‘Ki’, whose name more often appears as ‘Ninhursag’ (queen of the mountains), ‘Ninmah’ (the exalted lady), or ‘Nintu’ (the lady who gave birth), as their earth goddess giving birth to the various gods. Another deity, known as ‘Tiamet’ (‘watery deep’, ‘ocean’), when not held by some to be the original watery deep before dividing into heaven and earth (somewhat reminiscent of the Chinese Tao), is then held by others to be the very planet earth itself. Anthropomorphism has a long history. RESPONDENT: So – it seems – I am somewhat disinclined to your inclination with regard to the word ‘creation’ having not been hijacked by organized ‘religions’. RICHARD: Most of this that I refer too here predates the modern day Middle-Eastern monotheistic religions by millennia ... back into pre-history. The god of the monotheistic religions, who did not either ‘give birth’ to the world nor ‘grow’ it (their god’s ‘Creation’ myth is prestidigitation ex nihilo just like the Big Bang ‘Creation’ theory of modern times), can be traced to circa 2,000 BCE. Howsoever do not let your misinclination, regarding a circa 2,000 BCE religions’ hijacking tendencies, to become re-inclined to my inclination regarding the fructiferous feminine principle as being the primal religion circa 3,800+ BCE, by letting these dates incline your disinclination into the direction of allowing information impressed on dated clay tablets to take root and ‘grow’, eh? By all means stick with your ‘timeless unfolding of an ever-opening flower’ superimposition if that is the version you favour. (Richard, List B, No. 25g, 23 May 2001). Antipodean/Antipode: antipodean (adj.): diametrically opposed: *antipodal[†]*, antithetical, antonymic, antonymous, contradictory, contrary, converse, counter, diametric, diametrical, opposing, opposite, polar, reverse. ~ (American Heritage Roget’s Thesaurus). [†]antipodal (adj): 1. of, relating to, or situated on the opposite sides of the earth; 2. diametrically opposed; exactly opposite; (n): antipodes. [back-formation from antipodes; viz.: Middle English, lit. “people with feet opposite ours”, from Latin, from Greek, from pl. of antipous, ‘with the feet opposite’: anti-, ‘anti-’ + pous, pod-, ‘foot’]. ~ (American Heritage Dictionary). 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