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Glossary of terms used in Perennial Philosophy  
 
 

adaequatio rei et intellectus
    (Language:   Latin)
"the intellect (of the knower) must be adequate to the thing (known)"; (more)

anicca
    (Language:   Pali)
impermanence. (more)

asvarga
    (Language:   Sanskrit)
literally, "non-heavenly"; worldly (more)

circa factibilia
    (Language:   Latin)
"about things made." (more)

Cogito ergo Est
    (Language:   Latin)
"I think, therefore Thou (God) art." (more)

Cogito ergo sum
    (Language:   Latin)
"I think therefore I am"; (more)

correction du savoir-penser
    (Language:   French)
"correctness of thinking" (more)

crede ut intelligas
    (Language:   Latin)
"believe in order to understand." (more)

Deus absconditus
    (Language:   Latin)
the hidden or transcendent God. (more)

Deus ex machina
    (Language:   Latin)
"god from a machine" (more)

dharma
    (Language:   Sanskrit)
Truth, Reality, cosmic law, righteousness, virtue. (more)

docere, delectare, flectere
    (Language:   Latin)
to teach, to delight, and to move. (more)

docta ignorantia
    (Language:   Latin)
"learned ignorance" (more)

dukkha
    (Language:   Sanskrit)
desire, thirst, craving. (more)

duo sunt in homine
    (Language:   Latin)
"there are two (natures) in man," (more)

entasis
    (Language:   Latin)
a slight convexity in an upright shaft. (more)

ex nihilo fit
    (Language:   Latin)
made or created out of nothing. (more)

factibile
    (Language:   Latin)
a work of art, i.e., what the artist creates. (more)

Fons vitae
    (Language:   Latin)
the fountain of Life. (more)

forma humanitatis
    (Language:   Latin)
literally, the "form of humanity"; complete human nature. (more)

integritas sive perfectio
    (Language:   Latin)
integrity (accuracy) and perfection. (more)

intellige ut credas
    (Language:   Latin)
"understand in order to believe." (more)

karma-yogin
    (alternate spellings:  karma-yogi)
    (Language:   Sanskrit)
poet, seer, sage. (more)

kavi
    (Language:   Sanskrit)
poet, seer, sage. (more)

krama-mukti
    (Language:   Sanskrit)
gradual, or deferred, liberation (more)

laborare est orare
    (Language:   Latin)
"work is prayer." (more)

le symbolisme qui cherche
    (Language:   French)
a symbolism that is seeking. (more)

le symbolisme qui sait
    (Language:   French)
a symbolism that knows (more)

Lex aeterna
    (Language:   Latin)
Eternal law; cf. dharma. (more)
Related Terms: dharma

lex naturalis
    (Language:   Latin)
natural law. (more)

Maya in divinis
    (Language:   Sanskrit)
Literally, "illusion (from the Sanskrit māyā) within or among divine things (from the Latin in divinis." (more)

moksha
    (alternate spellings:  moksa)
    (Language:   Sanskrit)
liberation from the round of birth and death (samsāra) (more)

mors janua vitae
    (Language:   Latin)
"death is the gate to life." (more)

Mutatis mutandis
    (Language:   Latin)
more or less literally, "with necessary changes being made" or "with necessary changes being taken into consideration" (more)

ouk on Theos
    (Language:   Greek)
"the God who is not." (more)

per artem et ex voluntate
    (Language:   Latin)
"by his craft (skill) and his will." (more)

probare, delectare, movere
    (Language:   Latin)
to recommend, to love, to move. (more)

rationem artis
    (Language:   Latin)
the meaning of art. (more)

secundum rectam rationem artis
    (Language:   Latin)
according to the correct understanding of art. (more)

secundum rem
    (Language:   Latin)
according to the thing itself. (more)

sophia perennis
    (Language:   Greek)
"Perennial Wisdom"; the eternal, non-formal Truth at the heart of all orthodox religious traditions. (more)

splendor Veritatis
    (Language:   Latin)
splendor of the True. (more)

sub rationem dicendi sive intelligendi
    (Language:   Latin)
according to the reasons (understanding) taught and understood. (more)

sub specie aeternitatis
    (Language:   Latin)
under the aspect of eternity. (more)

Summum Bonum
    (Language:   Latin)
the Highest or Supreme Good. (more)

vox populi vox Dei
    (Language:   Latin)
"the voice of the people is the voice of God." (more)

werden was du bist
    (Language:   German)
"become what you are." (more)

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