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beauty

Ancestral Lore

Ancestral Lore of beauty

Latin beatificus "making happy or blessed, blessing"
(sometimes said to be from Latin bellus "pretty, agreeable" but this is erroneous)

As a term for physical attractivemess, beauty replaced Old English wlite

beauty noun

the holistic equilibrium of mental, emotional, and spiritual wealth; wealth of joy
an instance marked by the meeting of wisdom and insight

the quality present in a thing or person that gives intense pleasure or deep satisfaction to the mind, whether arising from sensory manifestations (as shape, color, sound, etc.), a meaningful design or pattern, or something else (as a personality in which high spiritual qualities are manifest)
treatments and products that enhance a person’s physical attractiveness, or the industry associated with this
That quality of a person (esp. a woman) which is highly pleasing to the sight; perceived physical perfection; attractive harmony of features, figure, etc.
an excellent or appealing quality

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Specific examples and quotes of beauty

"Thus mesmerized and delighted by the aethereal beauty of the revelation, they each spontaneously exhaled a gasp of true love. It could also be called ecstasy, or bliss, or any other word that boldly attempts to describe that which is entirely beyond linguistic containment, or language."

"Originals"
(Speed Well Dialogues)
by Sabina Nore

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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