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Pretranscension
Published: 2nd August 2020
Citation: Astronist Institution. (2020). Pretranscension. Available: https://www.astronism.com/astronary/entry/pretranscension. Last accessed: [date].
priːtrɑːnsɛnʃ(ə)n
noun (hyphenated as pre-transcension)
the time period prior to humanity’s transcension (also called collective astrosis), especially considering humanity during this time as deficient or otherwise inferior.
DERIVATIVES AND ALTERNATIVE PHRASES
Pretranscensional | priːtrɑːnsɛnʃ(ə)nəl | adjective
Pretranscensionally | priːtrɑːnsɛnʃ(ə)nəli | adverb
ORIGINS AND ETYMOLOGY
Astro-English: from Astronese, the prefix pre-, denoting something prior to, adjoined to the word transcension denoting the collective achievement of astrosis by all of humanity through space exploration; meaning ‘prior to the achievement of transcension.’
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