Roget's Thesaurus eBook

Peter Roget
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 925 pages of information about Roget's Thesaurus.

Roget's Thesaurus eBook

Peter Roget
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 925 pages of information about Roget's Thesaurus.
ghostly, spiritual, hyperphysical[obs3],
unearthly; theistic, theocratic; anointed; soterial[obs3]. 
     Adj. jure divino[Lat], by divine right. 
     Phr.  Domine dirige nos[Lat]; en Dieu est ma fiance[Fr]; et sceleratis
sol oritur [Lat][Seneca]; “He mounts the storm and walks upon the wind” [Pope]; “Thou great First Cause, least understood” [Pope]; sans Dieu rien[Fr].

     #977. [Beneficent spirits] Angel.—­ N. angel, archangel; guardian
angel; heavenly host, host of heaven, sons of God; seraph, seraphim; cherub, cherubim.
     ministering spirit, morning star.
     saint, patron saint, Madonna; invisible helpers. 
     Adj. angelic, seraphic, cherubic; saintly.

     #978. [Maleficent spirits.] Satan.—­ N. Satan, the Devil, Lucifer,
Mephistopheles, Ahriman[obs3], Belial; Samael, Zamiel, Beelzebub, the Prince of the Devils.
     the tempter[1]; the evil one, the evil spirit; the Adversary; the
archenemy; the author of evil, the wicked one, the old Serpent; the Prince of darkness, the Prince of this world, the Prince of the power of the air; the foul fiend, the arch fiend; the devil incarnate; the common enemy, the angel of the bottomless pit; Abaddon[obs3], Apollyon[obs3].
     fallen angels, unclean spirits, devils; the rulers, the powers of
darkness; inhabitants of Pandemonium; demon &c. 980.
     diabolism; devilism[obs3], devilship[obs3]; diabolology[obs3];
satanism, devil worship; manicheism; the cloven foot. 
     Adj. satanic, diabolic, devilish; infernal, hellborn[obs3].
     [1-The slang expressions “the deuce, dickens, old Gentleman; old Nick,
old Scratch, old Horny, old Harry, old Gooseberry,” have not been inserted in the text.].

—­ p. 340 —­ —­ I’m not sure whether this is supposed to be number two, but I can’t
    find any other piece for it (previous 1., next 3.). 
    Sampo Niskanen sampo.niskanen@iki.fi —­>
% 2.  Mythological and other fabulous Deities and Powers

% —­ break this into serious deities and fairies —­

     #979.  Jupiter.—­ N. god, goddess; heathen gods and goddesses;
deva[obs3]; Jupiter, Jove &c.; pantheon. 
     Allah[obs3], Bathala[obs3], Brahm[obs3], Brahma[obs3], Brahma[obs3],
cloud-compeller, Devi, Durga, Kali, oread[obs3], the Great Spirit, Ushas; water nymph, wood nymph; Yama, Varuna, Zeus; Vishnu[Hindu deities], Siva, Shiva, Krishna, Juggernath[obs3], Buddha; Isis[Egyptian deities], Osiris, Ra; Belus, Bel, Baal[obs3], Asteroth &c.[obs3]; Thor[Norse deities], Odin; Mumbo Jumbo; good genius, tutelary genius; demiurge, familiar; sibyl; fairy, fay; sylph,, sylphid; Ariel[obs3], peri, nymph, nereid, dryad, seamaid, banshee, benshie[obs3], Ormuzd; Oberon, Mab, hamadryad[obs3], naiad, mermaid, kelpie[obs3], Ondine, nixie, sprite; denizens of the air; pixy &c. (bad spirit) 980.
     mythology; heathen-mythology, fairy-mythology; Lempriere, folklore. 
     Adj. god-like, fairy-like; sylph-like; sylphic[obs3]. 
     Phr. “you moonshine revelers and shades of night” [Merry Wives].

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