Chaos
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- proper noun
- /ˈkeɪ.ɑs/
- Archaic
- Their howls proved so fierce that even Chaos worshippers turned to flight.
- Chaos reigned
- Chaos Theory
- Operation Chaos
Examples
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Chaos is power!
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On most worlds, Chaos had earned a new definition.
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An ideal Lord of Chaos fit to rule.
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With evil deceit, Huld had led her once again to the edge of Chaos.
Fiction book (1991) -
However, if I recall, Janus/Chaos is also an "unformed mass" of some kind.
Blog text (9) -
Laurent had the idea that this being was like one of those ancient Greek personifications, Night or Chaos:
Fiction book (2001) -
Chaos outbalanced creation... ...hate outbalanced fellowship... ...and all life suffered.
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In the beginning, there was Chaos, a vast emptiness before the world was formed.
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According to ancient texts, Chaos was the primordial void from which everything emerged.
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Mythology describes Chaos as the infinite space that existed prior to creation.
Idioms
Compounds
- Literature
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A state of confusion and disorder in a company because of bad management or a crisis
Surface Forms
Etymology
Chaos comes from an old Greek idea meaning 'a gap' or 'empty space', like a great open chasm. In Greek myth Chaos was the first void before the world was made, so today 'chaos' describes a state with no order or things all mixed up.