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Astronism
Antipodisation
Published: 12th August 2021
Citation: Astronist Institution. (2021). Antipodisation. Available: https://www.astronism.com/astronary/astrosoteriology/antipodisation. Last accessed [enter date e.g. 15th Aug 2021].
anˈtɪpədʌɪzeɪʃ(ə)n
noun Astrosoteriology
humanity’s attribution of itself with cosmic or divine-scale powers, relevance and command, hence leading to humanity’s state of Antipode from the astronomical world, regarded among Astronists as the true source to which such attributions should be directed.
DERIVATIVES AND ALTERNATIVE PHRASES
Antipodalisation | anˈ tɪpədəlʌɪzeɪʃ(ə)n | noun
Antipodisational | anˈ tɪpədʌɪzeɪʃ(ə)nəl | adjective
Antipodise | anˈ tɪpədʌɪz | verb
Antipodised | anˈ tɪpədʌɪzɪd | past participle
Antipodising | anˈ tɪpədʌɪzɪŋ | present participle
Disproximation | dɪsˈ prɒksɪmeɪʃ(ə)n | noun
Disproximity | dɪsˈ prɒksɪmɪti | noun
ORIGINS AND ETYMOLOGY
Astro-English: from Astronese, the word antipode is used to denote “that which is opposite” meaning in an Astronist context “to make something opposed to the astronomical world” or opposed to a “cosmocentric worldview.”
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