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  • 71VITAL, ḤAYYIM BEN JOSEPH — (1542–1620), one of the greatest kabbalists. Vital was born in Ereẓ Israel, apparently in Safed. His father, Joseph Vital Calabrese, whose name indicates his origin from Calabria, South Italy, was a well known scribe in Safed (see responsa of… …

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  • 72Acroamatic — Ac ro*a*mat ic, Acroamatical Ac ro*a*mat ic*al, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to hear.] Communicated orally; oral; applied to the esoteric teachings of Aristotle, those intended for his genuine disciples, in distinction from his exoteric doctrines, which were …

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  • 73Acroamatical — Acroamatic Ac ro*a*mat ic, Acroamatical Ac ro*a*mat ic*al, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to hear.] Communicated orally; oral; applied to the esoteric teachings of Aristotle, those intended for his genuine disciples, in distinction from his exoteric doctrines …

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  • 74Esoteric — Es o*ter ic ([e^]s [ o]*t[e^] [i^]k), a. [Gr. eswteriko s, fr. esw teros inner, interior, comp. fr. e sw in, within, fr. es, e is, into, fr. en in. See {In}.] 1. Designed for, and understood by, the specially initiated alone; not communicated, or …

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  • 75Exotic — Ex*ot ic, a. [L. exoticus, Gr. ? fr. e xw outside: cf. F. exotique. See {Exoteric}.] Introduced from a foreign country; not native; extraneous; foreign; as, an exotic plant; an exotic term or word. [1913 Webster] Nothing was so splendid and… …

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  • 76exoterically — adverb see exoteric …

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  • 78Hypnosis — For the states induced by hypnotic drugs, see Sleep and Unconsciousness. Hypnotized redirects here. For other uses, see Hypnotized (disambiguation). Hypnosis Applications Hypnotherapy Stage hypnosis Self hypnosis Origins Animal magnetism Franz… …

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  • 79Religious pluralism — This article is about religious pluralism. For other uses of the term, see Pluralism (disambiguation). The cross of the war memorial and a menorah for Hanukkah coexist in Oxford. Religious pluralism is a loosely defined expression concerning… …

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