encompassment noun3 •The act of surrounding, or the state of being surrounded.By this encompassment and drift of question. — 1599 •Complete inclusion, with no outliers.However, if encompassment has nothing to do with greatness, it is puzzling that Bulbus uses the phrase 'that universal nature which embraces all things' rather than simply 'that universal nature'. — 2017 •A hierarchical structure such that when two elements of a whole are recognized as opposites, one of them is considered hierarchically superior, while the other is subordinated to the whole.On the level involving encompassment, moreover, women are simply invisible, thanks precisely to their encompassment. — 2010 formsencompassments
