The existing
system of things; the world of matter, or of matter and mind; the
creation; the universe.
The personified sum and order of causes
and effects; the powers which produce existing phenomena, whether in
the total or in detail; the agencies which carry on the processes of
creation or of being; -- often conceived of as a single and separate
entity, embodying the total of all finite agencies and forces as
disconnected from a creating or ordering intelligence.
The established or regular course of
things; usual order of events; connection of cause and
effect.
Conformity to that which is natural, as
distinguished from that which is artificial, or forced, or remote
from actual experience.
The sum of qualities and attributes which
make a person or thing what it is, as distinct from others; native
character; inherent or essential qualities or attributes; peculiar
constitution or quality of being.
Hence: Kind, sort; character;
quality.
Physical constitution or existence; the
vital powers; the natural life.
Natural affection or reverence.
Constitution or quality of mind or
character.
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