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oneness Definition

one·ness (wunnis)

noun

  1. singleness; unity
  2. unity of mind, feeling, or purpose
  3. sameness; identity

oneness Synonyms

oneness

n.

integrity, harmony, indivisibility; see unity 1.

oneness Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • humankind: Shoghi Effendi calls Bahá'u'lláh's teaching of the oneness of humankind the " pivot round which all the teachings of Bahá'u'lláh revolve.
  • humanity: This is in keeping with the Bahá'í ethos of the oneness of humanity.
  • mind: Even our church business meetings seem bathed in oil, there is such oneness of mind.
  • life: They can talk of oneness of life and unity of life all the time.
  • mankind: Conversation centers around the oneness of mankind and the coming global government.
  • thing: When you awaken to the oneness of all things, the sense of a me can thin out quite dramatically.

Preposition: with

  • universe: The main experience is that of feeling a " oneness with the universe " .
  • nature: It has been adopted by the Green religion in the creed of oneness with nature.
  • world: There is no culture of experiencing oneness with the natural world.
  • divine: Often such experiences are regarded as difficult to describe, life-changing and bringing the devotee into a sense of oneness with the divine.

Converse of object

  • understand: Trying to understand oneness is as futile as trying to fall in love with an inch.
  • feel: James began to feel a tremendous oneness with the whole world.
  • achieve: To ride a vehicle implies achieving a oneness with it, operating the controls by reflex rather than through conscious thought.
  • experience: There is no culture of experiencing oneness with the natural world.

Adjective modifier

  • absolute: If rationality is absolute oneness, freedom is irrational.
  • essential: It means breaking down the barriers between God and Nature and establishing their essential oneness.
  • perfect: And yet perfect oneness, nothing to mar or interrupt pure fellowship.
  • divine: The illusion or Maya of separateness from divine Oneness is a trick of the mind.
  • underlying: For the advaitin the ' endgame ' is to experience the mystical underlying oneness of the individual soul and the supreme Brahman.

Modifies a noun

  • believer: Proof texts that Oneness believers offer to support their position ( Matt.
oneness Quotes

   Photography was conceived as a mirror of the universal elements and emotions ofthe everydayness of lifeöas a mirror of the essential oneness of mankind throughout the world.

—Steichen, Edward Jean

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