Where does “Thelema” come from?

Thelema (English) comes from Ancient Greek θέλημα, from Ancient Greek -μᾰ, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.

Thelema (English): 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

Definitions

  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

Ancestry of “Thelema”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekθέλημαwill, desire; errand
2Ancient Greek-μᾰ"suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an...
3Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs

Words derived from “Thelema”

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