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Cosmosis
Published: 1st September 2021
Citation: Astronist Institution. (2021). Cosmosis. Available: https://www.astronism.com/astronary/astroeschatology/cosmosis. Last accessed [enter date e.g. 1st Sept 2021].
ˈkɒzməʊsɪs
noun Astroeschatology
the process by which one’s body and, in some schools of thought, one’s soul come to reunite with The Cosmos at death, thus signifying the end of one’s cosmic, limited existence.
DERIVATIVES AND ALTERNATIVE PHRASES
Cosmicosis | ˈ kɒzmɪkəʊsɪs | noun
Cosmotic | ˈ kɒzmɒtɪk | adjective
Cosmotical | ˈ kɒzmɒtɪkəl | adjective
Cosmotically | ˈ kɒzmɒtɪk(ə)li | adverb
ORIGINS AND ETYMOLOGY
Astro-English: from Astronese, the word cosmosis is formed through use of the prefix cosmo- denoting The Cosmos which is then conjoined to the suffix -osis denoting “a state or condition”, altogether meaning “a condition of cosmic union.”
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