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macrocosm
[ mak-ruh-koz-uhm ]
noun
- the great world or universe; the universe considered as a whole ( microcosm ).
- the total or entire complex structure of something:
the macrocosm of war.
- a representation of a smaller unit or entity by a larger one, presumably of a similar structure.
macrocosm
/ ˈmækrəˌkɒzəm /
noun
- a complex structure, such as the universe or society, regarded as an entirety, as opposed to microcosms, which have a similar structure and are contained within it
- any complex entity regarded as a complete system in itself
Derived Forms
- ˌmacroˈcosmic, adjective
- ˌmacroˈcosmically, adverb
Other Words From
- macro·cosmic adjective
- macro·cosmi·cal·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of macrocosm1
Word History and Origins
Origin of macrocosm1
Example Sentences
You can see its effects in the macrocosm of HIV infections.
Does it stand to reason that the knowledge of ourselves should interest us less than that of the macrocosm, the external world?
In short, each monad is a kind of deity in itself—a microcosm representing all the great features of the macrocosm.
The Nous is in fact the god within, and it bears to the microcosm Man the relation which the infinite God bears to the macrocosm.
He thought that “each plant was in a sympathetic relation with the Macrocosm and consequently with the Microcosm.”
The universe consists of three worlds; the archetypal (God), the macrocosm (the world), the microcosm (man).
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