macrocosm – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
macrocosm
n.
universe, world as a whole; structure or concept viewed in its entirety
Macrocosm and microcosm
Macrocosm and microcosm is an ancient
Greek Neo-Platonic schema of seeing the same patterns reproduced in all levels of the
cosmos, from the largest scale (macrocosm or universe-level) all the way down to the smallest scale (microcosm or sub-sub-atomic or even metaphysical-level). In the system the midpoint is Man, who summarizes the
cosmos.
macrocosm
Noun
1. everything that exists anywhere; "they study the evolution of the universe"; "the biggest tree in existence"
(synonym) universe, existence, creation, world, cosmos
(hypernym) natural object
(hyponym) closed universe
(member-meronym) galaxy, extragalactic nebula
(part-meronym) celestial body, heavenly body
macrocosm
n.
makrokosmos
Macrocosm
(n.)
The great world; that part of the universe which is exterior to man; -- contrasted with microcosm, or man. See Microcosm.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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