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Astronism
Astronation
Published: 2nd August 2020
Citation: Astronist Institution. (2020). Astronation. Available: https://www.astronism.com/astronary/entry/astronation. Last accessed: [date].
əˈstrɒneɪʃ(ə)n
noun
in the Astronist mystical tradition, spaceflight and space exploration considered as possessing both religious and philosophical benefit, especially when perceived as journeys to attain greater astronality, for the attainment of mystical states of being, or for the discovery of mystical items like the astronomical elixir.
DERIVATIVES AND ALTERNATIVE PHRASES
Astronative | əˈstrɒneɪtɪv | adjective
Astronator | əˈstrɒneɪtə | noun
Astronatively | ˈəˈstrɒneɪtɪvli | adverb
ORIGINS AND ETYMOLOGY
Astro-English: from Astronese, the prefix astron-, denoting astronality and the astronomical world, combined with the suffix -ation denoting an action; meaning ‘journeying into the astronomical world.’
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