world spirit

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The fundamental idea from which Philo starts is a Platonic one; the dualism of God and the world, spirit and matter.

From History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) by Buchanan, Neil

Is it not at least equally reasonable to assume that there are many spirits, or many shapes taken by the superpersonal world spirit, with which the soul can get into touch?

From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 by Eliot, Charles, Sir

They consider that security for industry and freedom for the individual can best be preserved in Ireland by the maintenance of the Union, and that the world spirit is with the great empires.

From Imaginations and Reveries by Russell, George William

To him far more than to any contemporary is it due that self-abnegation, self-identification with the world spirit, was made the basis of universal education.

From The World Set Free by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

The world spirit is moulting, and we're all sick together.

From The Black Cat A Play in Three Acts by Todhunter, John