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The following 8 entries include the term MUNDI.
anno mundi
Latin phrase: in the year of the world —used in reckoning dates from the supposed period of the creation of the world, especially as fixed by James Ussher at 4004 b.c. or by the Jews at 3761 b.c. —abbreviation AM
axis mundi
Latin noun phrase: world axis : line or stem through the earth's center connecting its surface to the underworld and the heavens and around which the universe revolves
contemptus mundi
Latin noun phrase: contempt for the world : moral disdain for physical existence in anticipation of an afterlife
sic transit gloria mundi
Latin phrase: so passes away worldly renown
stupor mundi
Latin phrase: wonder of the world
animae mundi
plural of anima mundi
anima mundi
noun: a vital force or principle conceived of as permeating the world compare archeus, world soul
oculus mundi
noun
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