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Unify vs Universal - What's the difference?

unify | universal |

As a verb unify

is cause to become one; make into a unit; consolidate; merge; combine.

As an adjective universal is

of or pertaining to the universe.

As a noun universal is

(philosophy) a characteristic or property that particular things have in common.

unify

English

Verb

  • Cause to become one; make into a unit; consolidate; merge; combine.
  • Become one.
  • * 2008 , Eliza Mada Dalian, In Search of the Miraculous: Healing Into Consciousness , Expanding Universe Publishing, ISBN 978-0-9738773-2-8, page 91:
    • Ultimately, all frequencies unify' into an unmoving state of ''zero frequency'' or ''vacuum''. In other words, all seven sound vibrations or notes '''unify''' into ''silence''; all thought frequencies (positive and negative) '''unify''' into no-thought or ''no-mind''; and all seven colors of the rainbow '''unify into ''pure space that appears dark when it is invisible and as light when it is visible.

    Derived terms

    * unifiable * unific * unification * unifier * unificatory

    Related terms

    * unite

    Antonyms

    * divide

    universal

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to the universe.
  • Common to all members of a group or class.
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  • Common to all society; world-wide
    • She achieved universal fame.
  • Cosmic; unlimited; vast; infinite
  • Useful for many purposes, e.g., universal wrench .

    • Derived terms

    * universalise, universalize * universal quantifier

    Related terms

    * universe * university

    Antonyms

    * nonuniversal

    See also

    * (wikipedia "universal") * general * global

    External links

    * *

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (philosophy) A characteristic or property that particular things have in common.
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  • * {{quote-book, year=1970, title=Speech acts, author=John R. Searle
    • , passage=We might also distinguish those expressions which are used to refer to individuals or particulars from those which are used to refer to what philosophers have called universals : e.g., to distinguish such expressions as "Everest" and "this chair" from "the number three", "the color red" and "drunkenness". citation

    See also

    * particular

    External links

    * * The Medieval Problem of Universals - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy ----