aspaklaria (Noun) [Talmudic – etym. Greek/Hebrew/Aramaic] Window glass Prism Magnifying lens Mirror {Metaphorical} Prophetic vision However one translates it, an Aspaklaria is a tool for seeing differently: Dispelling darkness, diffracting light, bringing ourselves and our world (and beyond our world) into clear focus.
This is part of the “What are words for?” project.
This word scored a nine on a three part scale of allusiveness, political oomph and cultural capital
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