In psychology, his view of the intimate union of soul and body is remarkable.

He argued that 'the intimate union among a multitude of individuals, occasioned by agriculture' required a new set of rights and obligations in society.

The possibilities arising from such intimate union with a god range far beyond anything conceivable by ordinary human imagination.

They kissed, and as their mortal-seeming facades embraced, their spirits curled together in a far more intimate union.

Saint John of the Cross called contemplation "silent love" and viewed it as an intimate union with God.

Is it no longer possible for me to absorb your knowledge in the old manner through intimate psychical union?

Her body moved compulsively closer to his, seeking an even more intimate union.

Finally, contemplation leads to a union so intimate and so strong that it can be expressed only by the terms "spiritual marriage".

But as brother and sister often entertain a lively affection towards each other without desiring a more intimate union, may not such also be our case?

Its ideal he considers "the constantly more intimate union between the colonial territory and the metropolitan territory".