genius
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- noun
- /ˈdʒiːniəs/
- Archaic
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genio
- Once, there was a winged genius, up there... an angel of fire.
- genius loci
- an evil genius
So that is what Descartes is doing with this evil demon or evil genius.
- So that is what Descartes is doing with this evil demon or evil genius.
- Prior to the Renaissance, the, OR maybe probably just doing the Renaissance, the, the concept of genius was a daemon that lived in the walls.
- Perhaps I am deceived by some evil genie or some evil demon, some genius who devotes all of his resources to deceiving me.
- And the Latin equivalent of that is the word genius.
- Having gotten rid of the genius, the giant of the weather, Stevens closes with a hymn to the weather.
Examples
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The genius of Victory, said to be tribute to Lorenzo, Michelangelo's second father... who had banished the shadows ofbarbarism.
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The genius has returned to us.
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Genius, perform for the lady.
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Where the poison is, you will also find the Genius.
Academic text (2005) -
We get our English word genius from the Latin noun genius, meaning a guardian spirit.
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Could the myth of the eccentric genius be a factor here?
Academic text (1995) -
She talks about the concept of genius and then the pre renaissance, a genius was a daemon, a spirit that lived in the walls.
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In ancient Rome, it was believed that each individual had a genius that guided their fate.
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According to legend, the genius would appear to grant wishes to those who proved their worth.
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Many cultures have different interpretations of a genius, often depicting it as a protective spirit.
Synonyms
A spirit thought to protect a place and give it character
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Genius was first the name for a guardian spirit in ancient Rome that watched over a person or place. That idea of a spirit giving character and luck is why genius later also came to mean a person's natural gifts or a powerful inner force.