auratic

English

Etymology

Probably borrowed circa 1930 from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] German auratisch, as used in the letters of Walter Benjamin, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Italian auratico.

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔːɹætɪk/

Adjective

auratic (comparative more auratic, superlative most auratic)

1. Resembling an aura.
   • 1984, Theodor W. Adorno, Aesthetic Theory^[1], page 429:

     The dividing-line between auratic and non-auratic art by no means coincides with that between authentic art and the administered, degraded art of the culture industry.

Anagrams

• Taurica