or-i-gin

1. The point at which something comes into existence or from which it derives or is derived.
2. Ancestry: "We cannot escape our origins, however hard we try" (James Baldwin).
3. The fact of originating; rise or derivation: The rumor had its origin in an impulsive remark.
4. Anatomy The point of attachment of a muscle that remains relatively fixed during contraction.
5. Mathematics The point of intersection of coordinate axes, as in the Cartesian coordinate system.

ETYMOLOGY: Middle English origine, ancestry, from Latin org , orgin-, from orr, to arise, be born; see er- 1 in Indo-European roots
SYNONYMS: origin , inception , source , root
These nouns signify the point at which something originates. Origin is the point at which something comes into existence: The origins of some words are unknown. When origin refers to people, it means parentage or ancestry: "He came . . . of mixed French and Scottish origin" (Charlotte Bront�). Inception is the beginning, as of an action or process: The researcher was involved in the project from its inception. Source signifies the point at which something springs into being or from which it derives or is obtained: "The mysterious . . . is the source of all true art and science" (Albert Einstein).

muse

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1. To be absorbed in one's thoughts; engage in meditation.
2. To consider or say thoughtfully
3. Greek Mythology Any of the nine daughters of Mnemosyne and Zeus, each of whom presided over a different art or science.
4. A guiding spirit.
5. A source of inspiration.
6. A poet.

ETYMOLOGY: Middle English, from Old French, from Latin Msa, from Greek Mousa; see men- 1 in Indo-European roots
WORD HISTORY: The Muse has inspired English poetry since Chaucer invoked her in 1374. Muse comes from Latin Msa, from Greek Mousa. There are Greek dialect forms msa and moisa, and all three come from an original *montya. As to the further origins of this form, a clue is provided by the name of Mnemosyne, the goddess of memory and mother of the Muses. Her name is the Greek noun mnmosun "memory," which comes from *mn-, an extended form of the Greek and Indo-European root *men-, "to think." This is the root from which we derive amnesia (from Greek), mental (from Latin), and mind (from Germanic). The reconstructed form *montya that is the ancestor of Greek Mousa could then mean something like "having mental power."

OM

The most sacred symbol in Hindu dharma. Aum (OM) is the sound of the infinite.
The vibration of home.

By sound and form, AUM symbolizes Brahman (the all) and it's entire universe.

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