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world

Ancestral Lore

Ancestral Lore of world

Old English woruld, worold "human existence, the affairs of life, a long period of time, the human race, mankind, humanity"

In Old English, the common word for "the physical world" was Middangeard (Old Norse Midgard), literally "the middle enclosure"

world noun

sphere (see lucid definition)

the earth as a planet, esp including its inhabitants
humankind; the human race
people generally; the public
social or public life
the universe or cosmos; everything in existence
a complex united whole regarded as resembling the universe
any star or planet, esp one that might be inhabited
(often capital)
a division or section of the earth, its history, or its inhabitants
an area, sphere, or realm considered as a complete environment
any field of human activity or way of life or those involved in it
a period or state of existence
the total circumstances and experience of an individual that make up his or her life, esp that part of it relating to happiness
a large amount, number, or distance
worldly or secular life, ways, or people
(modifier)
of or concerning most or all countries; worldwide

See existence, weird

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Specific examples and quotes of world

“To live in the world without becoming aware of the meaning of the world is like wandering about in a great library without touching the books.”

"The Secret Teachings of All Ages"
by Manly P Hall

The term world war was first mentioned in 1898 as a speculation.

[If through fear of entangling alliances the United States should return the Philippines to Spain, Mr. Page asserted that the predatory nations would swoop down upon them and a world war would result. [New York Times, Dec. 16, 1898]]

The term was applied to the first one almost as soon as it began in 1914.

[England has Thrown Lot with France in World War" — headline, Pittsburgh Press, Aug. 2, 1914]]

Old English had the terms woruldgewinn and woruldgefeoht, which both losely equate to "world war" or "world battle", however, world is meant as "earthly" or "secular."

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~☉~	lucid definition; added layer of lucidity, or aethereal context
⚜	classic definition
☣	artificium definition; usually words which have undergone a warped evolution, or a complete perversion of the original sense