world process
Americannoun
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change within time, regarded as meaningful in relation to a transcendent principle or plan.
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Hegelianism. change, regarded as the temporal expression and fulfillment of the absolute idea.
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As there is no ultimate beginning in time of this world process, so there is no time at which any person first began his actions or experiences.
From A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1 by Surendranath Dasgupta
To bring about this replunge into Nirvana is the goal of the world process.
From The Arena Volume 4, No. 24, November, 1891 by B. O. (Benjamin Orange) Flower
Moreover the object of the world process being the enjoyment and salvation of the puru@sas, the matter-principle could not naturally be regarded as being of primary importance.
From A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1 by Surendranath Dasgupta
Hence the world process, and the intelligent purpose we fancy we detect in it must be illusory....
From Theism or Atheism The Great Alternative by Chapman Cohen
No necessity—no anangké—darling!—either in the world process, or the mind of God, that you and I should sit here to-day, heart to heart!
From The Case of Richard Meynell by Mrs. Humphry Ward
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