A Lexicon of
Neologisms. Mikhail Epstein (Emory University)
ghostalgia
n (ghost + Gr algos – pain, grief,
distress; cf. nostalgia) - a mystical longing or wistful affection for ghosts,
angels, miracles, aliens, and other otherworldy characters and
mysterious phenomena.
Ghostalgia is a form of nostalgia in that we experience
the other world as our genuine lost home.
I
am agnostic, but sometimes I feel ghostalgic.
During
deep political or economic crises,
ghostalgia can grip the souls of entire nations.
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relicious adj
(relic + religious)
– religiously devoted to relics, to the preservation of the past.
Nothing in contemporary life carries meaning for
him. He is a deeply relicious person, not simply nostalgic.
Some people think that Eastern Orthodox
spirituality is more relicious
than truly religious.
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slavior n (to (en)slave + suffix ior, like in savior) – the prince of this world, the one who
imitates the Savior and promises to save people but makes them slaves.
Outwardly the distinction between Savior and Slavior may be as subtle as one letter difference in their
names.
For many old-believers, the Slavior is already here, in our very midst, and they
refuse to serve this self-appointed sovereign.
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theomonism
n ( from Gr theos , God, and Gr monos, one)
- unity in God, the integration of various religious traditions and
denominations achieved through their common faith in one God, in the oneness of
God. As a term, theomonism
is the reversal of the term monotheism, and is believed to be its historical outcome.
There are three major stages in the religious
development of humanity. Many gods – many faiths: polytheism. One God
– many faiths: monotheism, such as Judaism, Christianity and Islam. One
God – one faith: theomonism.
Monotheistic religions share a
faith in one God that will ultimately lead them to unity: from monotheism to theomonism.
The more various faiths
approach their common goal, the closer they are to each other.
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