Definition of Gnomic. Meaning of Gnomic. Synonyms of Gnomic

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Definition of Gnomic

Gnomic
Gnomic Gnom"ic, Gnomical Gnom"ic*al, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ?: cf. F. gnomique. See Gnome maxim.] Sententious; uttering or containing maxims, or striking detached thoughts; aphoristic. A city long famous as the seat of elegiac and gnomic poetry. --G. R. Lewes. Gnomic Poets, Greek poets, as Theognis and Solon, of the sixth century B. C., whose writings consist of short sententious precepts and reflections.

Meaning of Gnomic from wikipedia

- expressing a general truth or aphorism Gnomic poetry, a poetry genre Gnomic will, an Eastern Orthodox theological concept Gnome (disambiguation) Gnomonic projection...
- GNOME (/ɡəˈnoʊm/, /ˈnoʊm/) is a free and open-source desktop environment for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. Many major Linux distributions...
- a tense, the gnomic is considered neutral by not limiting action, in particular, to the past, present, or ****ure. Examples of the gnomic include such...
- word gnomic. Gnome is thus Tolkien's English loan-translation of the Quenya word Noldo (plural Noldor), "those with knowledge". Tolkien's "Gnomes" are...
- about 300 BC, only fragments of the gnomic poets have come down to us. There is at least one known woman gnomic poet, K****ia; nearly 789 of her verses...
- possessed no gnomic will. St. Maximus developed this claim, particularly in his Dialogue with Pyrrhus. According to St. Maximus, the process of gnomic willing...
- Look up Gnome, gnome, or GNOME in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A gnome is a diminutive spirit in Renaissance magic and alchemy. Gnome or GNOME may also...
- takes place in a fictional gnome world from the perspective of a gnome. The song tells the tale of a scarlet tunic wearing gnome named Grimble Gromble. The...
- GNOME Web, called Epiphany until 2012 and still known by that code name, is a free and open-source web browser based on the GTK port of Apple's WebKit...
- Look up gnome of Zurich in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Gnomes of Zurich is a disparaging term for Swiss bankers. Swiss bankers are po****rly ****ociated...