macrocosm

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The Macrocosm, the heavens that "declare the glory of God," reflect, as in a mirror, the Microcosm, the daily life of man on earth.

From The Evolution of Modern Medicine A Series of Lectures Delivered at Yale University on the Silliman Foundation in April, 1913 by Osler, William

From the cipher of the Macrocosm Faust turns to that of the Earth-spirit, the spirit of human life and feeling.

From The Faust-Legend and Goethe's 'Faust' by Cotterill, H. B. (Henry Bernard)

Macrocosm, mak′ro-kozm, n. the great world: the whole universe:—opp. to Microcosm.—adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

He thought that “each plant was in a sympathetic relation with the Macrocosm and consequently with the Microcosm.”

From The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning by Berdoe, Edward

Equally in the history of science and of medicine, 1542 is a starred year, marked by a revolution in our knowledge alike of Macrocosm and Microcosm.

From The Evolution of Modern Medicine A Series of Lectures Delivered at Yale University on the Silliman Foundation in April, 1913 by Osler, William