Noun

(en-noun)

(eulogistic) Someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill; especially somebody who has demonstrated this by a creative or original work in science, music, art etc.

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Extraordinary mental capacity.

Inspiration, a mental leap, an extraordinary creative process.

(Roman mythology) The guardian spirit of a place or person.

A way of thinking, optimizing one's capacity for learning and understanding.

Noun

(prodigies)

* 1971 , , Religion and the Decline of Magic , Folio Society 2012, p. 87:

John Foxe believed that special prodigies had heralded the Reformation.

An extraordinary occurrence or creature; an anomaly, especially a monster; a freak.

An amazing or marvellous thing; a wonder.

A wonderful example of something.

An extremely talented person, especially a child.