![]() Thus kosmos meant "ornaments, decoration" (compare kosmokomes "dressing the hair," and cosmetic). The verb κοσμεῖν ( κοσμεῖν) meant generally "to dispose, prepare", but especially "to order and arrange (troops for battle), to set (an army) in array" also "to establish (a government or regime)", "to adorn, dress" (especially of women). Religious and philosophical approaches may include the cosmos among spiritual entities or other matters deemed to exist outside the physical universe. The cosmos, and understandings of the reasons for its existence and significance, are studied in cosmology – a broad discipline covering scientific, religious or philosophical aspects of the cosmos and its nature. Usage of the word cosmos implies viewing the universe as a complex and orderly system or entity. The cosmos ( Ancient Greek: κόσμος, romanized: Kósmos, / ˈ k ɒ z m ɒ s/, US also /- m oʊ s, - m ə s/) is an alternative name for the universe or its nature or order. For other uses, see Cosmos (disambiguation). ![]()
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