All 4 Uses

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And yet in its refusal, it passes toward novel order as a primary requisite for important experience.
Chpt 5 *

novel = new and original
We have to explain the aim at forms of order, and the aim at novelty of order, and the measure of success, and the measure of failure.†
Chpt 5

novelty = the quality of being new and original
Apart from Him, there can be no relevant novelty.†
Chpt 9
The Chief God's purpose in the creative advance is the evocation of novel intensities.
Chpt 9

novel = new and original

Definitions:

(1) (novel as in: a novel situation)
new and original -- typically something considered good
(2) (meaning too common or too rare to warrant focus)
More commonly, novel is used as a noun to refer to a work of fiction that is published as a book. In the form novelty, the word can refer to an inexpensive, mass-produced item of interest such as a toy, trinket, or item given away to advertise.