Thelema

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UK/θəˈliːmə/

proper noun

A spiritual and social philosophy developed in the early 1900s, calling each person to act in alignment with his or her True Will (which may or may not be the same as personal wishes) as a basis for spiritual growth.

OriginAncient Greek θέλημα →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A spiritual and social philosophy developed in the early 1900s, calling each person to act in alignment with his or her True Will (which may or may not be the same as personal wishes) as a basis for spiritual growth.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekθέλημα“will”
  2. EnglishThelema

From Ancient Greek θέλημα (thélēma, “will”).

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Translations

Arabic ثيليما
  • ثيليماspiritual and social philosophy
Chinese Mandarin 泰勒瑪 /泰勒玛
  • 泰勒瑪 /泰勒玛 (tàilèmǎ)spiritual and social philosophy
Czech theléma
  • thelémaspiritual and social philosophy
Finnish thelema
  • thelemaspiritual and social philosophy
French Thelema
  • Thelemaspiritual and social philosophy
Japanese セレマ
  • セレマspiritual and social philosophy
Korean 텔레마
  • 텔레마 (tellema)spiritual and social philosophy
Polish Thelema
  • Thelemaspiritual and social philosophy
Portuguese Thelema
  • Thelemaspiritual and social philosophy
Russian Телема
  • Телемаspiritual and social philosophy
Spanish telema
  • telemaspiritual and social philosophy

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Thelema

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Cite this entry
APA

Thelema. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Thelema

MLA

“Thelema.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Thelema. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Thelema,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Thelema.

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