a friend asked about a word she encountered years ago, and was looking for..

actually it was latin--some think like hors (as in horrid) vacuious--it was a medieval concept.. the fear of emptiness, and it explains the overly ornate edifaces of cathederals, etc. there was a fear that like idle hands, the devil could be found in empty places.

she can't remember how it was spelled, so don't take my spelling as anything but an aproximation!

(i suppose is sort of the opposite of "god is in the details" (and if something lacks details, it also, lacks god presence.)

any art historians or latin scholars, or theologians got any ideas?

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