from Latinized form of Greek kosmos "order, good order, orderly arrangement"
the verb kosmein "to dispose, prepare" refers to various notions of order, from ordering troops for battle to establishing a regime, to adorning/equipping (esp. for women); thus, it is also the ancestor of cosmetic "the art of beautifying, or anointing or decorating the human body"
~☉~ | 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 |