originative

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The originative intellectual worker is not a normal human being and does not lead nor desire to lead a normal human life.

From Time Magazine Archive

What he lacked was depth of feeling, the sense of noble form, the originative force of a great mind.

From Renaissance in Italy Volume 3 The Fine Arts by Symonds, John Addington

Whereas motion is a property of matter, intelligence is an originative power working out purposes of its own choosing.

From The Approach to Philosophy by Perry, Ralph Barton

Thales, the pioneer of this philosophy, maintained that Water was the originative principle of all things.

From A Short History of Greek Philosophy by Marshall, John

The will, therefore, as being more originative, has more to do with true or false judgments than the understanding.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" by Various