Romanticism Vocab

Mr. Anger

immortality

influenced beyond death

Mortality

condition of being subject to death

idealism

belief that reality is spiritual or mental,not physical

materialism

belief that only physical matter and possessions have value

intuition

immediate insight or understanding that arises w/o conscious reasoning

rationalism

belief that truth is discovered through logic and evidence

revelation

sudden insight or unveiling of truth

mystery

that which lies beyond full human understanding

transcendence

Rising beyond physical limits to grasp spiritual or eternal truth

immanence

the presence of the divine within the material world

alienation

Isolation from others, nature, or ones own moral center

communion

profound unity or spirual connection w/ others or the divine

Individualism

faith in the moral and creative authority or the individual

universality

the shared human truths that connect all people

innocence

moral purity or naivety before the knowlegde of evil

corruption

moral decay or betrayal of conscience

introspection

self-examination or motives beliefs and moral choices

conformity

yielding to social pressure or established norms