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Astrising
Published: 12th August 2021
Citation: Astronist Institution. (2021). Astrising. Available: https://www.astronism.com/astronary/astrosoteriology/astrising. Last accessed [enter date e.g. 15th Aug 2021].
əˈstrʌɪsɪŋ
noun Astrosoteriology
the art of cultivating stellancy, typically involving activities such as stargazing, orrery-making, astromeditation, the reading of Astronist literature etc., and generally with the intention of advancing one’s achievement of astrosis.
DERIVATIVES AND ALTERNATIVE PHRASES
Astrise | əˈ strʌɪs | verb
Astriser | əˈ strʌɪsə | noun
Astrised | əˈ strʌɪsɪd | past participle
ORIGINS AND ETYMOLOGY
Astro-English: from Astronese, the prefix astri- is used to denote anything relating to “stellancy” while its counterpart term astrising is used as both a noun and a present participle verb to denote one’s cultivation or advancement of stellancy.
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