Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Universe (-'s)
universe (-'s), n. [Fr. < L. ūnus + versus, one whole turn, or revolution.] (webplay: create, earth, heaven, heavenly, heavens, thing, things).
- Entirety; whole of existence.
- Everyone; everybody; all people everywhere; every inhabitant in the world.
- Existence; infinity; eternity.
- Domain; dominion; realm; sphere.
- Creation; everything that exists; unseen divine beings.
- Heaven; firmament; [fig.] supreme being; deity; God.
- Multitude of creatures; group of countless inhabitants.
- Natural law; order of the solar systems, galaxies, and so forth.
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