Macrocosm definition and antonyms with images used in real context for advanced English learners. Learn Macrocosm about space and universe and improve your academic and scientific vocabulary in authentic context.
/ˈmæk.rəʊˌkɒz.əm/ (noun)
Macrocosm definition
a whole and complex system especially the universe that is neatly ordered and regarded as a whole rather than its components, whole universe, cosmos, ordered system, universe, megacosm, space, outer space, ether, creation, system
Example
The microcosm–macrocosm analogy (or, equivalently, macrocosm–microcosm analogy) refers to a historical view which posited a structural similarity between the human being (the microcosm, i.e., the small order or the small universe) and the cosmos as a whole (the macrocosm, i.e., the great order or the great universe).
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Antonyms
Parts of speech
Adjective: macrocosmic
Adverb: macrocosmically