| 单词 | the ocean of being |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthe ocean of being b. Phrase. the ocean of being. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > [noun] > all that exists existence1610 the ocean of beinga1651 nature1850 a1651 N. Culverwell Worth of Souls in Elegant Disc. Light of Nature (1652) ii. 201 All beings they are within the souls Horizon... It can take in the several drops of Being, and it can take in much of the Ocean of Being. 1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding i. i. 3 We let loose our Thoughts into the vast Ocean of Being. 1863 E. V. Neale Analogy Thought & Nature 113 Descartes..was preserved by his strong sense of personal activity, from sinking his individuality in the ocean of being. But..the plunge was made by Malebranche and Spinoza. 1914 B. Carman Earth Deities 30 Over the ocean of being.., See her float and run in the gold of the sun, Down to the gates of night. 1931 G. F. Stout Mind & Matter 14 Knowledge of this type..leaves us adrift on the ocean of being, with oars indeed, but without rudder or compass. 1994 30 Days in Church & in World No. 10. 12/1 That last moment..when the drop of water..will fall back..into the great ocean of being and thus vanish. < as lemmas |
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