Universe vs Reality - What's the difference?
universe | reality |
The sum of everything that exists in the cosmos, including time and space itself; same as the Universe.
An entity similar to our Universe; one component of a larger entity known as the multiverse.
Everything under consideration.
An imaginary collection of worlds.
Intense form of world in the sense of perspective or social setting.
The state of being actual or real.
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*(Joseph Addison) (1672-1719)
*:A man fancies that he understands a critic, when in reality he does not comprehend his meaning.
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*:As a political system democracy seems to me extraordinarily foolish,I do not suppose that it matters much in reality whether laws are made by dukes or cornerboys, but I like, as far as possible, to associate with gentlemen in private life.
*{{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-07, author=(Joseph Stiglitz)
, volume=188, issue=26, page=19, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly)
, title= A real entity, event or other fact.
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*(John Milton) (1608-1674)
*:And to realities yield all her shows.
*(James Beattie) (1735-1803)
*:My neck may be an idea to you, but it is reality to me.
The entirety of all that is real.
An individual observer's own subjective perception of that which is real.
(lb) Loyalty; devotion.
*(Thomas Fuller) (1606-1661)
*:To express our reality to the emperor.
Realty; real estate.
As a proper noun universe
is the sum of everything that exists in the cosmos, including time and space itself.As a noun reality is
the state of being actual or real.universe
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Alternative forms
* Universe (dated or religious)Noun
(en noun)- I think that the universe was created by a life force rather than a deity .
- In all this universe of possibilities, there is only one feasible option.
- The universe in this comic book series is richly imagined.
- That didn’t just rock my world, it rocked my universe .
Derived terms
* clockwork universe * known universe * observable universe * parallel universe * physical universe * universe of discourseSee also
* om * (disambig) * (projectlink) * * ----reality
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Noun
(en-noun)Globalisation is about taxes too, passage=It is time the international community faced the reality : we have an unmanageable, unfair, distortionary global tax regime. It is a tax system that is pivotal in creating the increasing inequality that marks most advanced countries today