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  1. Name of the sensation you feel when confronted by the immensity of ...

    Sep 1, 2016 · Perspective-Spiral referring to the feeling of mounting insignificance as you gaze into the cosmos. I thought it was quite an evocative term. It more specifically refers to the vertigo-like feeling …

  2. capitalization - Universe or universe? - English Language & Usage …

    Jun 17, 2015 · When to use Universe or universe? I'm editing a document where it is "The Creator of the universe". Is it correct?

  3. Difference between "World" and "Universe" - English Language

    Dec 23, 2010 · 0 Universe means all existing matter and space considered as a whole; it is also used with the meaning of a particular sphere of activity, interest, or experience. The front parlor was the …

  4. etymology - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Jun 8, 2020 · The reason I presume that most likely explains the erroneous adoption of "dimension" as an alternative of "parallel universe" is simply that no one bothered to check what the word meant …

  5. What's the difference between the universe and the cosmos?

    Apr 13, 2011 · Is there a difference between the universe and the cosmos? I used to think that the cosmos was a sort of container for the universe, one that could contain potentially infinite universes.

  6. "the universe" and "a universe" - English Language & Usage Stack …

    Apr 22, 2017 · The word universe appears four times in the passage, three with the and one with a. As you said a universe is an interpretation of the universe!

  7. What's the word for "believing one is the center of the universe"?

    Aug 6, 2014 · I want to describe a character who thinks that the world revolves around him, thus he believes he is the center of the universe. Is there a single word having the meaning of center of …

  8. I need a word like "cinematic universe" but for books/literature

    Sep 6, 2023 · Wikipedia uses fictional universe as a more general term but you should explain what you mean and what context you're working in, rather than assuming we're all MCU fans and everything is …

  9. terminology - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Oct 24, 2015 · In Russian, the word is "попаданец" (pronounced as something like pop-ah-dun-ets if you're curious) and it's basically a person (usually from present day, though the reverse happens …

  10. A word for realising the insignificance of human life against the scale ...

    Oct 15, 2014 · The man sitting on a bench compares his woes with the immensity of the universe and this new perspective enables him to have a different perception of himself and his life.