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sublimation (psychology)
SUBLIMATION Sublimation is a process that diverts the flow of instinctual energy from its immediate sexual aim and subordinates it to cultural endeavors. The idea of sublimation leads back at once to the alchemical metaphor of the transmutation of base metal into gold, and to aesthetics, which... Read more |
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Longinus
Longinus , fl. 1st cent.? AD, Greek literary critic; writer of the famous treatise On the Sublime. Nothing is known of his life, and for a long time his work was attributed to Cassius Longinus. On the Sublime is one of the momuments of literary criticism. The work is the sole source for Sappho's... Read more |
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Porte
PORTE PORTE. Porte or, more precisely, the Sublime Porte (bab-i â Read more |
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Sublimate
Sublimate BIBLIOGRAPHY The Latin word sublimis means lifted up, elevated, lofty, eminent, distinguished, a verbal chain containing the movement of going from lower to higher. The Oxford English Dictionary defines the verb sublimate as “to raise to high place, dignity or honor”;... Read more |
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Sublimity
SUBLIME Formed: 1988, Long Beach, California; Disbanded 1996 Members: Floyd "Bud" Gaugh IV, drums (born 2 October 1967); Bradley James Nowell, vocals, guitar (born 22 February 1986; died San Francisco, California, 25 May 1996); Eric Wilson, bass (born 21 February 1970). Genre: Rap,... Read more |
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sublimation
sublimation , change of a solid substance directly to a vapor without first passing through the liquid state. The term is also used to describe the reverse process of the gas changing directly to the solid again upon cooling. An example of sublimation is seen when iodine, on being heated, changes... Read more |
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dry ice
dry ice Solid carbon dioxide. It is used in cloud seeding to cool air in super-cooled clouds by sublimation at low temperatures. This can generate many ice crystals for further ice nucleation.... Read more |
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printer
printer computer output device that reproduces data on paper or another medium. Impact printers use a mechanical hammering device to produce each character. A formed character printer forces metal or plastic characters against an inked ribbon to produce a sharp image on paper; the characters... Read more |
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mercuric chloride
mercuric chloride or mercury (II) chloride, chemical compound, HgCl 2 , a white powder of colorless rhombohedral crystals, somewhat soluble in water. It is also called bichloride of mercury or corrosive sublimate. It is extremely poisonous. Raw egg white may be given as an antidote, since... Read more |
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Kundalini
Kundalini According to ancient Hindu religious teachings and yoga science, a latent force in the human organism responsible for sexual activity and (in a sublimated form) higher consciousness. In Hindu mythology kundalini—from the root word kundala meaning coiled—is personified as a... Read more |
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Repton, Humphry
...Picturesque as an aesthetic category as distinct from Burke's Sublime and Beautiful. Generally Repton followed Brown, but introduced...and George Stanley (1786–1858). Repton's celebrated technique of explaining his designs involved using ‘Red Books... |
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Mosaics in Hama,C* Variety in Subjects, Sublime Techniques, Unique Designs.
...Cathedral was built.Prof. Chlouveraki said that Syrian mosaics are the richest and greatest in the world due to their sublime technique, wealth of human and natural subjects depicted in them, and their portrayal of lifestyles across various periods... |
 "Evening Herald (Dublin, Republic of Ireland)")
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AS ever with Robbie Keane, the ridiculous is never far behind the sublime....
...horror miss comes back to haunt Liverpool AS ever with Robbie Keane, the ridiculous is never far behind the sublime. Great technique and finish to give Liverpool the lead in Madrid, but schoolboy showboating let him down. His manager Rafa Benitez... |
 "The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM)")
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WITH SUBLIME TECHNIQUE AND VIRTUOSITY.(Pasatiempo)
Byline: Paul Weideman Bela Fleck and the Flecktones go live at the Lensic During the past decade Bela Fleck has established a reputation as a remarkable specialist in a profusion of musical styles. When you attend a concert such as the one on Sunday, Sept. 15, at the Lensic Performing Arts Center, |
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smelly but sublime: Artist's technique stinks up the house, but the results...
...s family has about the same enthusiasm for her latest art technique as they might when she prepares a dinner they don't like...society. While Kaufman has enjoyed learning the encaustic technique, she said there's still much to learn about her primary... |
 "The Independent (London, England)")
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Golf - The Open Championship: Sublime Woods grafts a path to dominance
...extraordinary achievements of Jack Nicklaus. Certainly there was perfection here but on this occasion it was not of technique or sublime inspiration, except for that dismissal of danger on the hole which a little earlier had done so much to damage... |
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Edge of the Sublime.(Brief article)(Book review)
Edge of the Sublime Jamie Bennett Hudson Hills Press...jewelry art library needs EDGE OF THE SUBLIME, a collection of enamels by American...acclaim through his revolutionary techniques, and EDGE OF THE SUBLIME offers a fine survey of the results... |
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The sublime, the ineffable, and other dangerous aesthetics.(THEORIZING...
...LUC NANCY OBSERVED that "the sublime is in fashion" ([1988...once moribund concepts of the sublime and its twin, the ineffable...aesthetic categories of the sublime and the ineffable reveals a...Greek treatise on rhetorical technique commonly attributed to ... |
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GEORGE BEST 1946-2005; He played as if he were the most talented kid in the...
...catching qualities which lifted him high above the pack, those gifts of blazing pace, improbable balance and sublime technique. No, it was the richness of his half-hidden virtues; his nerve, his imagination, his deceptive strength... |
 "The Birmingham Post (England)")
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Review: Frenzy took tango to sublime heights; Tango Passion Symphony Hall.(News)
...evoked perfectly by Juan Corvalan and Viviana Laguzzi. Corvalan, in particular, has the technique and strength to lift the structures of the tango to sublime heights. This dancer combines aristocratic good looks which, along with a frowning arrogance... |
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Reflections on the scream: Francis Bacon, Lessing, and the aesthetics of the...
...notions of the beautiful and the sublime. The public's response to...this essay investigates the sublime as the second fork of traditional...aesthetics of the beautiful and the sublime has become less helpful in...about painting and his own technique, and ... |
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