"runework" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From rune + work. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|rune|work}} rune + work Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} runework (uncountable)
  1. The use of runes for esoteric purposes. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-runework-en-noun-x55Qq2Vu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "1989, Edred Thorsson, A Handbook of Esoteric Runology, page xv:",
          "text": "In the magical realms, runework is used for personal transformation, building wider consciousness, psychic development, healing, investigation of Wyrd, and shaping the environment according to the inner will.",
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          "ref": "1995, Timothy Miller, America's Alternative Religions, page 342:",
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