oneness

oneness
noun

Synonyms of oneness
: the quality or state or fact of being one: such as
a
: singleness
b
: integrity, wholeness
c
: harmony
d
: sameness, identity
e
: unity, union

Examples of oneness in a Sentence
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In defining these mystical experiences — a task akin to pinning a Flubber tail on a cosmically large donkey — the Hopkins team drew on the work of Walter Stace, an English philosopher who argued that this melding sense of oneness with the universe is the classic mystical experience.
—Cassady Rosenblum, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2024
There is no person, no moment, no experience, devoid of the all-pervasive oneness of the Ribbono shel Olam.
—Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Jacobson, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2024
But that only affirmed their oneness and provided a lesson.
—Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 June 2024
Through it all, the rabbis and imam maintain faith in the ties that bound Judaism and Islam together: a common origin in the Middle East through Abraham; a tradition of strict monotheism emphasizing the oneness of God; a reverence for biblical and Quranic shared prophets from Isaac to Moses.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

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one-nighter

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oneness

noun

: the quality, state, or fact of being one
our oneness with the rest of humanity

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English-German dictionaryoneness
English-German translation for "oneness"
"oneness" German translation

 „oneness“: noun
oneness [;w;nnis] s
Overview of all translations
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Einheit
 
Gleichheit, N;mlichkeit, Identit;t
 
Einigkeit, ;bereinstimmung, Harmonie
 
Einzigartigkeit
Einheit f
oneness unity
Gleichheit f
Naemlichkeit f
Identit;t f
oneness identity, equality
Einigkeit f
Uebereinstimmung f
Harmonie f
oneness harmony, agreement

Einzigartigkeit f
oneness selten (uniqueness)

Example sentences from external sources for "oneness"
(not checked by the Langenscheidt editorial team)
Nun, dieses grunds;tzliche Gef;hl von Einheit verlieren wir ganz schnell.
Well that fundamental sense of oneness is lost on us very quickly.
Source: TED
In der Welt, in der wir heute leben, m;ssen wir akzeptieren, dass die Menschheit eins ist.
Today' s world requires us to accept the oneness of humanity.
Source: Europarl