oneness

noun

one·​ness ˈwən-nəs 

: the quality or state or fact of being one: such as

a

: singleness

b

: integrity, wholeness

c

: harmony

d

: sameness, identity

e

: unity, union

Examples of oneness in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In defining these mystical experiences — a task akin to pinning a Flubber tail on a cosmically large donkey — the Hopkins team drew on the work of Walter Stace, an English philosopher who argued that this melding sense of oneness with the universe is the classic mystical experience. —Cassady Rosenblum, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2024

There is no person, no moment, no experience, devoid of the all-pervasive oneness of the Ribbono shel Olam. —Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Jacobson, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2024

But that only affirmed their oneness and provided a lesson. —Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 June 2024

Through it all, the rabbis and imam maintain faith in the ties that bound Judaism and Islam together: a common origin in the Middle East through Abraham; a tradition of strict monotheism emphasizing the oneness of God; a reverence for biblical and Quranic shared prophets from Isaac to Moses. —Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

oneness

noun

one·​ness ˈwən-nəs 

: the quality, state, or fact of being one

our oneness with the rest of humanity