universe

noun12

1. •
   The sum of everything that exists in the cosmos.

   • Do you think that the universe was created by a life force or a deity?
2. •
   everything that exists, such as stars and planets, together with space and time

   • Powerful telescopes look far back into the distant reaches of the Universe.
   • The Universe will always be more powerful and intelligent than the human beings.
3. •
   An imaginary collection of worlds; the general imaginary world within which a work of fiction takes place, broader than its immediate setting.

   • The universe in this comic book series is richly imagined.
4. •
   A collection of stories with characters and settings that typically share a continuity but are less interrelated than those of sequels or prequels.
5. •
   A whole world, in the sense of perspective or social setting.

   • That didn’t just rock my world, it rocked my universe.
6. •
   An entity similar to our universe; one component of a larger entity known as the multiverse.
7. •
   Everything under consideration.

   • In all this universe of possibilities, there is only one feasible option.
8. •
   The set of all things considered.
9. •
   The set of all admissible observations.

   • In general content-related evidence demonstrates the degree to which the sample of items, tasks or questions on a test is representative of some defined universe or domain of content. — 2005
10. •
    A deity who is equivalent to the sum of everything that exists in the cosmos.

    • The universe wants you to succeed.
11. •
    A sample taken from the population.
12. •
    (no longer used) The Earth, the sphere of the world.