schesis
/ˈskiːsɪs/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
General state or disposition of the body or mind, or of one thing with regard to other things; habitude.
Obsolete; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "For if that Mind which has Existing in it self from all Eternity, all the Simple Essences of Things , and conſequently , all their poſſible Scheſes or Habitudes, should ever change, there would arise a new Schesis in this Mind that was not before"
- "Each of you have been inducted into that subtle Psycho-cosmic schesis which we term, En; a state of profound zootic subjection, which renders somatic organisms susceptible to the potent empire of what is called, in the terrestro-astral plane, substantial imitation;"
- "The task of the artist was to remake the theatre into a combination of the ancient Greek orchestra and gnostic rites that would reintegrate the alienated audience into the ecstatic schesis."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: σχέσις