unituden.
/ˈjuːnᵻtjuːd/, /ˈjuːnᵻtʃuːd/, U.S. /ˈjunəˌt(j)ud/ The state or condition of being a single, self-contained entity; oneness. Chiefly in contrast with multitude.
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the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > one > [noun] > condition of being
onenesseOE
onehoodc1225
unityc1330
onlepihead1340
oneheadc1350
singlertyc1400
onliheada1425
uniona1513
singularity1583
singleness1597
singularness1650
oneship1656
unit1670
onefoldness1674
unicity1691
unitude1841
monadity1844
unitarinessa1866
unitarity1922
1841 Nonconformist 20 Oct. 473/1 He [sc. man] passes away from a state of unitude (if we may coin a word to express our meaning with precision) into a state of aggregation.
1851 H. Spencer Social Statics 18 It hints that the first principle of a code for the right ruling of humanity in its state of multitude, is to be found in humanity in its state of unitude.
1920 Ohio Nisi Prius Rep. 22 276 The intelligent exercise of the will of man in multitude must control the unrestrained exercise of the will of man in unitude.
1995 M. Chodkiewicz Spiritual Writings ʻAbd al-Kader 206 The stipulation ‘apart from Him’.., by introducing duality onto the plane of pure Unitude, transforms this affirmation into an absurdity.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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