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Xeninephidei
Spirits celestial influences and signs · A Chymical Dictionary
At a Glance
The word. Spirits described as revealers of hidden natural properties.
In the book. The definition concerns a claimed source of knowledge.
A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 48; facsimile PDF page 376.
Historical Definition
Xeninephidei are spirits that delight in revealing the secret or occult properties of nature to people, having been granted that power.
Meaning
The entry assigns the beings both a disposition and an authorized power. They delight in disclosure, and the capacity to disclose is said to have been granted to them. Secret and occult characterize the natural properties revealed.
Use in the Book
The definition concerns a claimed source of knowledge. It does not identify the beings simply through an elemental dwelling, as Sagani and Terrelati do. The difference helps readers distinguish a role in revelation from a location within a cosmological scheme.
Places to Read
Sagani. A collective name for elemental spirits.
Terrelati. Bodily spirits associated with residence in earth.
Visio. A visible apparition described as supernatural and spiritual.
In This Edition
The account is attributed to the historical dictionary. The article does not turn the entry into a claim of present contact or a method for obtaining such revelations.
Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 48; facsimile PDF page 376 — Facsimile