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great chain of being
Noun
historical
uncountable
usually
Japanese Meaning
神から天使、人間、動物、植物、鉱物へと連なる、すべての存在や物質を含む階層的な連続体。 / 中世キリスト教の思想において、神によって定められた宇宙および生命の秩序と段階を示す概念。
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(Christianity, historical) A hierarchical structure of all matter and life, descending from God through angels, humans, animals and plants to minerals, and thought in medieval times to have been decreed by God.
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great chain of being
Medieval scholars often cited the great chain of being to explain the fixed order from God through angels, humans, animals and plants to minerals.
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Medieval scholars often cited the great chain of being to explain the fixed order from God through angels, humans, animals and plants to minerals.
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