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runework

runework noun: the use of runes for esoteric purposes.

Noun

runework (uncountable)

  1. The use of runes for esoteric purposes.
    • In the magical realms, runework is used for personal transformation, building wider consciousness, psychic development, healing, investigation of Wyrd, and shaping the environment according to the inner will.1989, Edred Thorsson, A Handbook of Esoteric Runology, page xv
    • Often some form of divination, astrology, tarot, or runework will accompany the ritual as sign or communication from the powers invoked as to the probable outcome of the rite.1995, Timothy Miller, America's Alternative Religions, page 342

Origin of runework

From rune + work.

Questions about runework

What does runework mean?
Runework means the use of runes for esoteric purposes.
What part of speech is runework?
Runework is a noun.

Words near runework in the dictionary

  1. runestone
  2. runestones
  3. Runet
  4. runeword
  5. runewords
  6. runework
  7. runflat
  8. runflats
  9. runfluencer
  10. runfluencers
  11. rung

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