The World

All that exists

The World is everything that exists—the universe, or more commonly, Earth and all its inhabitants: News spread across the world.

It can mean a particular domain or sphere: the art world, the business world.

To someone, their world is their life circumstances and concerns: Her world fell apart.

In phrases like out of this world or world-class, it suggests the highest degree.

The World is also the twenty-first trump card in tarot, representing completion or wholeness.

Related
  • globeSpherical representation of landmasses
  • earthSoil or electrical grounding
  • planetStar-orbiting spherical body
  • universeComplete system or domain
  • cosmosOrderly totality of existence

humanity · society · global village · civilization · atlas · map · nations · continents · oceans · realm · domain · existence · creation · mankind · global · sphere · terrestrial · horizon

Categories
Opposites
scope/scale

The Worldthe self

One's individual identity

the soul · inner life · interiority · solitude · isolation

cosmic realm

The Worldheaven

Sky or bliss

the beyond · eternity · paradise · nirvana · hell

existence vs. non-existence

The Worldthe void

Complete absence of matter

nothingness · nonexistence · non-existence · oblivion · emptiness

Family

world, worlds, worldly, worldliness, unworldly, otherworldly, worldwide, underworld, netherworld

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G