Cosmos

Flammarion engraving, Paris 1888

The cosmos (Ancient Greek: κόσμος, romanizedKósmos, /ˈkɒzmɒs/, US also /-ms, -məs/)[1] is an alternative name for the universe or its nature or order. Usage of the word cosmos implies viewing the universe as a complex and orderly system or entity.[2]

The cosmos is studied in cosmology – a broad discipline covering scientific, religious or philosophical aspects of the cosmos and its nature. Religious and philosophical approaches may include the cosmos among spiritual entities or other matters deemed to exist outside the physical universe.

  1. ^ "Definition of COSMOS". 20 June 2023. Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Cosmos". Dictionary.com. Archived from the original on 2019-04-01. Retrieved 2017-06-01.

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