Chaos

Chaos
Chaos Cha"os (k[=a]"[o^]s), n. [L. chaos chaos (in senses 1 & 2), Gr. cha`os, fr. cha`inein (root cha) to yawn, to gape, to open widely. Cf. {Chasm}.] 1. An empty, immeasurable space; a yawning chasm. [Archaic] [1913 Webster]

Between us and there is fixed a great chaos. --Luke xvi. 26 (Rhemish Trans.). [1913 Webster]

2. The confused, unorganized condition or mass of matter before the creation of distinct and orderly forms. [1913 Webster]

3. Any confused or disordered collection or state of things; a confused mixture; confusion; disorder. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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