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Astronism
Stellar calling
Published: 1st September 2021
Citation: Astronist Institution. (2021). Stellar calling. Available: https://www.astronism.com/astronary/astroeschatology/stellar-calling. Last accessed [enter date e.g. 1st Sept 2021].
noun Astroeschatology
the notion that humans individually and humanity as a collective have been designated, as proven by our sapience, to understand the mysteries of The Cosmos through physical, stellanic and intellectual explorations so as to eventually attain a state of transcensia.
DERIVATIVES AND ALTERNATIVE PHRASES
Astral calling
Interstellar calling
ORIGINS AND ETYMOLOGY
Astro-English: from Astronese, the adjective stellar is used to denote “the astronomical world and its phenomena” while the second sense of the word calling is invoked to denote “a vocation” or “strong urge”, altogether meaning “a vocation to dedicate oneself to understanding the mysteries of the astronomical world.”
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