world spirit
Example Sentences
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The fundamental idea from which Philo starts is a Platonic one; the dualism of God and the world, spirit and matter.
From History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) by Buchanan, Neil
The world spirit was—not creeping in, but—walking boldly into the life of the Church.
From Quiet Talks on the Crowned Christ of Revelation by Gordon, S. D. (Samuel Dickey)
To him far more than to any contemporary is it due that self-abnegation, self-identification with the world spirit, was made the basis of universal education.
From The World Set Free by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
The great world spirit paid no more attention to the prone and weeping woman than to the motes, that were swimming gaily in the sunbeams.
From The Redemption of David Corson by Goss, Charles Frederic
The world spirit is moulting, and we're all sick together.
From The Black Cat A Play in Three Acts by Todhunter, John
