noun. One of a fabled race of dwarflike creatures who live underground and guard treasure hoards.

noun. In the occult philosophy of Paracelsus, a being that has earth as its element.

noun. A pithy saying that expresses a general truth or fundamental principle; an aphorism.

noun. A brief reflection or maxim; an aphorism; a saying; a saw.

noun. Synonyms See aphorism.

noun. One of a race of imaginary beings, first conceived as spirits of the earth, inhabiting its interior and that of everything earthly, animal, vegetable, or mineral.

noun. Hence A grotesque dwarf; a goblin-like person of small stature and misshapen figure.

noun. A name of sundry humming-birds: as, the giant gnome (Patagona gigas).

noun. An imaginary being, supposed by the Rosicrucians to inhabit the inner parts of the earth, and to be the guardian of mines, quarries, etc.

noun. A dwarf; a goblin; a person of small stature or misshapen features, or of strange appearance.

noun. A small owl (Glaucidium gnoma) of the Western United States.

noun. A brief reflection or maxim.

noun. A legendary being, supposed to be short, usually bearded men who inhabit the inner parts of the earth, and act as guardians of mines, treasure, etc.

noun. The elemental being of earth.

noun. A dwarf; a goblin; a person of small stature or misshapen features, or of strange appearance.

noun. A small owl (Glaucidium gnoma) of the Western United States.

noun. A small statue placed in a garden to ward off pests and protect a home from sorcery.

noun. An upper atmospheric optical phenomenon associated with thunderstorms, a compact blue starter.

noun. A brief reflection or maxim; a pithy saying.

noun. a short pithy saying expressing a general truth

noun. a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure

"Philosopher says that things connected with prudence "seem to be natural," namely "synesis, gnome" [* _synesis_ and _gnome_, Cf. I-II,"

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