Word: 'artificial' • Extended Annotations

artificial

Extended Annotations

Ancestral Lore

Ancestral Lore of artificial

late 14^th century, "not natural or spontaneous"
from Old French artificial
from Latin artificialis "of or belonging to art"
from artificium "method, trick; trade; theory, system; technology"

artificial noun
plural: artificials

inhabitant of the artificium
submissive follower of external directives
- definition of submission:
  act of referring to a third party for judgment or decision
  also a conventional definition of the same

artificial adjective

of the artificium

made by humans
arising through operation of law
having existence in legal, economic, or political theory
lacking in natural or spontaneous quality; imitation, sham

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Specific examples and quotes of artificial

"The physical is an aspect of life. A layer. Not only does it have a purpose, but quite a beautiful one at that! However, within the artificially controlled reality is only physicality, void of its sense and purpose! Within the Artificium, one has to wonder what the meaning of life is... there, humans live and die without ever discovering such wonders for themselves."

"Weird Genius"
The Story of Your Ankh
by Sabina Nore

Compare bondage
See artificium

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Legend

~☉~	lucid definition; added layer of lucidity, or aethereal context
⚜	classic definition
☣	artificium definition; usually words which have undergone a warped evolution, or a complete perversion of the original sense

WEIRD GENIUS
The Story of Your Ankh