the great unknown
What lies beyond
The great unknown refers to whatever lies beyond current knowledge or experience—especially death, the afterlife, or any mysterious future.
The phrase emphasizes uncertainty about what cannot be predicted or understood: She faced the great unknown with courage.
It often appears when someone ventures into unfamiliar territory: Starting a business means stepping into the great unknown.
- black holesRegions of inescapable gravity
- nightDark hours daily
- fogLow-lying cloud cover
- subconscious mindMental processes beneath awareness
- dark matterLightless cosmic mass
parallel universes · afterlife · life after death · the other side · quantum mechanics · shadow · multiverse · divine mystery · prophetic visions · blind faith · dark night of the soul · uncharted waters · void · cosmic consciousness · outer space · the final frontier · terra incognita · abyss
the great unknowncommon knowledge
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home · home turf · old hat · known quantities · second nature
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