"Thelema" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Etymology: From Ancient Greek θέλημα (thélēma, “will”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|θέλημα||will}} Ancient Greek θέλημα (thélēma, “will”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Thelema
  1. A spiritual and social philosophy developed in the early 1900s, calling each person to act in alignment with his or her True Will (which may or may not be the same as personal wishes) as a basis for spiritual growth. Wikipedia link: Thelema Derived forms: Thelemic, Thelemically, Thelemite, Thelemites Related terms: 93 Translations (spiritual and social philosophy): ثيليما (Arabic), 泰勒瑪 (Chinese Mandarin), 泰勒玛 (tàilèmǎ) (Chinese Mandarin), theléma [feminine] (Czech), thelema (Finnish), Thelema [feminine] (French), セレマ (Japanese), 텔레마 (tellema) (Korean), Телема (english: Telema) (Macedonian), Thelema [feminine] (Portuguese), Телема (english: Telema) (Russian), telema [feminine] (Spanish)

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