ENGL 199W Chapter Notes -Leviathan, Tony Robbins
28 Nov 2012
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Leviathan the largest or most massive thing of its kind; monstrous sea creature symbolizing evil in the old. Oracle a person who speaks directly to a deity to divine or prophesize. Gnostic a person who believes in higher spiritual knowledge. Aphoristic a brief, pithy saying that challenges or overturns conventional wisdom. Tenet a principle or belief, esp. one of the main principles of a religion or philosophy. Secularization the activity of changing something (art or education or society or morality etc. ) so it is no longer under the control or influence of religion. Marxist marx is the founder of modern communism. Commodified the assignment of a commercial value to something previously valueless. Milieu a person"s social setting or environment. Spiritual transcendence the ability of an individual to stand outside of his/her immediate sense of time and place and to view life from a larger, more objective perspective.
