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macrocosm

macrocosm

1 8.9
All that exists forms one connected system
  • noun
  • /ˈmækroʊˌkɑːzəm/
translation icon : macrocosmos
  • Philosophers often discuss the relationship between the microcosm of individual experiences and the macrocosm of the universe.
  • macrocosm and microcosm
  • law of the macrocosm

So he talks about the macrocosm and the microcosm.

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Examples

  • The fundamental assumption was that there's a correspondence between the macrocosm of the universe and the microcosm of the individual body.

  • What, however, was the macrocosm to which the dramatic microcosm referred?

    Academic text (1991)
  • So he talks about the macrocosm and the microcosm.

  • In that way, he is only conditionally part of the greater whole of the macrocosm.

    Blog text (30)
  • So, we see the macrocosm again reflected in the imagery of life-threatening disease.

    Academic text (1994)
  • However, human beings are never so totally independent that they can dispense with the macrocosm altogether.

    Blog text (30)
  • He was a man of vision, seeing human history in a macrocosm as epochs of unfolding developments.

    Academic text (1991)
  • The perfect expression of the microcosm opening to the macrocosm lies in Sufism, which Nasr calls the inner dimension of Islam.

    Academic text (1994)
  • The internet serves as a macrocosm of human interaction and communication throughout the world.

  • In his lecture, he described the macrocosm of the cosmos and how it connects to us on Earth.

Synonyms

world
vsmacrocosm
1.0

Everything that exists in the whole universe

is the same concept but often contrasted with small representative systems
universe
vsmacrocosm
3.2

All of space and everything in it

is the same total existence but often contrasted with small representative systems
cosmos
vsmacrocosm
67 5.8

All space and everything in it that forms an ordered whole

views the whole as a single totality without stressing order
cosmo
vsmacrocosm
  • Informal
1 6.8

The whole universe that contains stars, planets and space

refers to the entire existence as a single entity rather than an informal label

Antonyms

22 8.4

A small group or place that shows what a larger society is like

Surface Forms

macrocosm singular
macrocosms plural

Morphology

macrocosm = macro + cosm

This is a learned classical formation with macro- meaning 'large' and cosm- meaning 'world/universe', but cosm is not a productive standalone English base, so the meaning is only partly recoverable.

Etymology

Macrocosm comes from the parts macro- meaning 'large' and cosmos meaning 'world' or 'order'. So a macrocosm is the 'large world', the whole universe or a big system that contains everything, often the opposite of a microcosm.