Enochian language
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angelic language (claimed)
constructed language
magical system component
occult language
ritual language
The Enochian language is an occult constructed language recorded in the 16th century and claimed to be an angelic tongue used in ceremonial magic.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
angelic language (claimed)
ⓘ
constructed language ⓘ magical system component ⓘ occult language ⓘ ritual language ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Aleister Crowley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edward Kelley NERFINISHED ⓘ Enochian magic NERFINISHED ⓘ Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn NERFINISHED ⓘ John Dee NERFINISHED ⓘ Renaissance occultism ⓘ Thelema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| claimedSource |
angel Uriel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
angelic visions ⓘ angels ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| developedBy |
Edward Kelley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Dee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
Five Books of Mystery
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Dee’s spirit diaries ⓘ Liber Loagaeth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGrammar | poorly attested ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Enochian Calls
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Enochian Keys NERFINISHED ⓘ Enochian Tablets NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Table of the Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ Tablet of Union NERFINISHED ⓘ Watchtowers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPhonology | small consonant and vowel inventory (reported) ⓘ |
| hasType |
constructed ritual language
ⓘ
esoteric language ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem | Enochian script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | late 16th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary occult literature
ⓘ
modern ceremonial magic ⓘ |
| linguisticStatus |
considered an artificial cipher or glossolalia by scholars
ⓘ
not recognized as natural language ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Enoch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
angelic communication (claimed)
ⓘ
magical invocation ⓘ |
| receivedBy |
crystal-gazing
ⓘ
scrying ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
esoteric historians
ⓘ
occultists ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Enochian magic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Golden Dawn rituals ⓘ Hermetic occultism NERFINISHED ⓘ Thelemic rituals ⓘ ceremonial magic ⓘ |
| writingDirection | left-to-right ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.