"...In fact, man's oldest spiritual quest was to perceive his own entanglement, to sense his own interconnection with all things. He has always wanted to become 'one' with the universe...to achieve the state of 'at-one-ment....' To this day, Jews and Christians still strive for 'atonement'...although most of us have forgotten it is actually 'at-one-ment' we're seeking."
I looked it up on the Online Merriam-Webster dictionary and the "at-one-ment" idea is there! In the tertiary definition. I never knew that before. Just thought I'd share this with you so that we can all celebrate one of our vocab words. =)
-- tori
By the way, that was on page 58!
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I love Dan Brown because he has the power to link literature, history, and science together in his storylines. I never really noticed that about "atonement" until it was broken up that way! I find that absolutely fascinating.
ReplyDeleteAfter discovering how "atonement's" literal meaning is found in the spelling of the word itself, I wonder how many other words are similar to that... There really are so many things you can learn from just one word.
-Chloe Martianou