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chaos

[ˈkʰa.ɔs]

noun

LanguageLatin

Meaning
  1. alternative letter-case form of Chaos
  2. a chasm
  3. A vast, empty gap or a state of complete disorder.
Examples

et in his omnibus inter nos et vos chaos magnum firmatum est ut hi qui volunt hinc transire ad vos, non possint, neque inde huc transmeare.

And besides all this, between us and you, there is fixed a great chaos: so that they who would pass from hence to you, cannot, nor from thence come hither.

Pronunciationˈkʰa.ɔs

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteOften used in theological or philosophical contexts to describe an impassable divide.

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