illuminative

Example Sentences

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This sudden clarity of mind, this new vivid apprehension of Divine Love, is the first indication of man’s entrance on the Illuminative Way.

From Ruysbroeck by Underhill, Evelyn

An Illuminative Treatise on many Points and Difficulties connected therewith.

From The Influence of the Organ in History Inaugural Lecture of the Department of the Organ in the College of Music of Boston University by Buck, Dudley

There might be a King of Intellects conceivable withal; protecting, cherishing, practically guiding the chosen Illuminative Souls of this world.

From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 11 by Carlyle, Thomas

It corresponds with—and indeed generally accompanies—those fever-heats, those ‘tempests’ of impatient love endured by the soul at the height of the Illuminative Way.

From Ruysbroeck by Underhill, Evelyn

So we may say that an enhancement of the conative powers, a greater control over the attention, are the chief marks of the Illuminative Way as perceived by the growing self.

From Ruysbroeck by Underhill, Evelyn