Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Expanse
expand (-ing, -s)expect (-ed, -ing)
expanse, n. [see expand, v.]
- Capacity; greatness; extent; extremity of body and spirit; [fig.] power ability; omnipotence.
- Heaven; the sky; the portion of the creation above the earth; (see Genesis 1:8); [fig.] paradise; the afterlife.
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