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True name

A true name (sometimes also real name) is a name of a thing or being that expresses, or is somehow identical to, its true nature. The notion that language, or some specific sacred language, refers to things by their true names has been central to philosophical study as well as various traditions of magic, religious invocation, and mysticism (mantras)…

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Philosophical and religious contexts

RaIsisSocratesPlatoCratylus
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True name

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Avg. degree1.99
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related to In popular culture and fiction · 103
True name → Ages, All, Anderson, As, Atuan, Bartimaeus Trilogy, Bilbo Baggins, Bleach, Call Me, Carrionites, Clarke's, Cold Cereal Trilogy, Company, Cycle, Darkness, Death Note, Deltora Quest, Derek Landy, Diane Duane's Young Wizards, Doctor Who
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True name → Clute, Cultura Europea, Eco, English, European Culture, Fantasy, Fontana Press, Grant, ISBN, La Ricerca, Lingua Perfetta, Martin's Press, Orbit Books, Perfect Language, St, The Encyclopedia, The Search, True, UK, US
related to Philosophical and religious contexts · 10
True name → Cratylism, Egyptian, Horus, Isis, Plato's Cratylus, Ra, Socrates, The, This, True

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name true names power magic series also god used using nature language new beings control one could magical great things

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the Three Sovereigns corpus emphasize the capacity of talismansinstance ofprophets discover the names of territorial spirits believed to rule over geographic areas and social spheres in order to defeat them through spiritual warfare rituals and prayer…0.80text
chartsinstance ofprophets discover the names of territorial spirits believed to rule over geographic areas and social spheres in order to defeat them through spiritual warfare rituals and prayer…0.80text
and diagrams to depict the true formsinstance ofprophets discover the names of territorial spirits believed to rule over geographic areas and social spheres in order to defeat them through spiritual warfare rituals and prayer…0.80text
changing a person's natureinstance ofgiving her the ability to do many wondrous things0.80text
freeing them of magical slavery or granting them new supernatural abilities to even camouflaging a group of adventurers in plant life to avoid detection by assassinsinstance ofgiving her the ability to do many wondrous things0.80text
bandits.In the book series Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landyinstance ofgiving her the ability to do many wondrous things0.80text
every person has a name that they choose which is used to protect their other namesinstance ofgiving her the ability to do many wondrous things0.80text
True namerelated to In popular culture and fictionIn0.60section
True namerelated to In popular culture and fictionUrsula0.60section
True namerelated to In popular culture and fictionLe Guin's Earthsea0.60section
True namerelated to In popular culture and fictionLarry Niven's The Magic0.60section
True namerelated to In popular culture and fictionGoes Away0.60section

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