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gurdjieffian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gur-d-ji-ef-fi-an
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to George Gurdjieff (1866–1949), influential spiritual teacher of the early to mid-20th century who taught that most humans live their lives in a state of hypnotic "waking sleep", but that it is possible to transcend to a higher state of consciousness and achieve full human potential.

Etymology

From Gurdjieff + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Gurdjieffian (comparative) most Gurdjieffian (superlative)

Questions

What does gurdjieffian mean?
Of or relating to George Gurdjieff (1866–1949), influential spiritual teacher of the early to mid-20th century who taught that most humans live their lives in a state of hypnotic "waking sleep", but that it is possible to transcend to a higher state of consciousness and achieve full human potential.
Where does gurdjieffian come from?
From Gurdjieff + -ian.

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