twilight language

noun

Etymology

Calque of Sanskrit सांध्याभाषा (sāṃdhyābhāṣā).

Definitions

  1. A secret communication system, involving verbal, nonvisual, or visual symbols, associated…

    A secret communication system, involving verbal, nonvisual, or visual symbols, associated with tantric traditions in Vajrayana Buddhism and Hinduism.

    • Ancient rituals were pulled from Middle Eastern caves, translated from the native language and its alleged twilight language, and the name of a forgotten Pharaoh Osar Onophris comes to us now in the phrase, "Myself made Perfect."

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for twilight language. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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