temple of immensity
temple of immensity noun: the universe or the complete overhead expanse of the heavens, especially as conceived as an object of religious reverence.
Noun (1)
temple of immensity
- The universe or the complete overhead expanse of the heavens, especially as conceived as an object of religious reverence.
- [T]his poor Cordwainer, as we said, was a Man; and the Temple of Immensity, wherein as Man he had been sent to minister, was full of holy mystery to him.1831, Thomas Carlyle, Sartor Resartus, Book 3, ch. 1
- They reminded him of a man who should, after climbing a lofty mountain—whence, as from a pinnacle of the great temple of immensity, earth, and the deep blues of air, and the everlasting brine of ocean were beheld—should turn away from the prospect.1856, George Gilfillan, The History of a Man, page 151
Noun (2) capitalized: Temple of Immensity
Temple of Immensity
- Alternative letter-case form of temple of immensity.
Forms of temple of immensity
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Questions about temple of immensity
- What does temple of immensity mean?
- Temple of immensity means the universe or the complete overhead expanse of the heavens, especially as conceived as an object of religious reverence.
- What part of speech is temple of immensity?
- Temple of immensity is a noun.
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