angels dancing on the head of a pin

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Определение angels dancing on the head of a pin в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь

Arcane intellectual speculation

The issues Dr. Wolfensberger wrestles with and writes about are not intellectual discussions of angels dancing on the head of a pin.

Расстановка переносов

angels dan·cing on the head of a pin

Турецкое произношение

eyncılz dänsîng ôn dhi hed ıv ı pîn

Произношение

/ˈānʤəlz ˈdansəɴɢ ˈôn ᴛʜē ˈhed əv ə ˈpən/ /ˈeɪnʤəlz ˈdænsɪŋ ˈɔːn ðiː ˈhɛd əv ə ˈpɪn/

Этимология

() By allusion to “How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?” — a mediaeval theological question associated with the Scholastic school of thought. It concerned the obscure theory that since angels are not spatial beings, then an infinite number thereof could occupy a single point in space simultaneously.