κόσμος
[kóz.mos]
noun
LanguageAncient Greek
Meaning- order
- lawful order, government
- mode, fashion
- ornament, decoration
ὁ κόσμος ἐστὶ καλός.
The order is beautiful.
Pronunciationkóz.mos
Part of speechnoun
Usage noteIn later philosophical contexts, this word also came to mean the universe or the world.
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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.