ensoulment
- a word derived from ensoul.
Example Sentences
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Islam does not believe in fetal ensoulment at conception, and some Muslim scholars argue the fetus “does not possess a soul until 120 days after conception.”
From Slate ● Mar. 9, 2023
Additionally, other faith groups such as Islam, Judaism, Buddhism and Hinduism have differing beliefs about ensoulment.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2022
Aquinas’s understanding of ensoulment remained the official church view until late into the 19th century.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022
Apparently, it was only when I approached him, to ask how 14 weeks could ever be compatible with delayed ensoulment theory, that he finally plucked up courage to leave.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 22, 2012
Previous to its individualization it evolves in a group with others of its kind, animated by a common ensoulment that has not reached the level of complete self-consciousness.
From Elementary Theosophy by Rogers, L. W. (Louis William)
