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   Chaos (kāˈŏs), n. [L. chaos chaos (in senses 1 & 2), Gr. χάος, fr. χάινειν (root χα) to yawn, to gape, to open widely. Cf. Chasm.]
   1. An empty, immeasurable space; a yawning chasm. [Archaic]
   
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   Between us and there is fixed a great chaos. Luke xvi. 26 (Rhemish Trans.).
   
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   2. The confused, unorganized condition or mass of matter before the creation of distinct and orderly forms.
   
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   3. Any confused or disordered collection or state of things; a confused mixture; confusion; disorder.
   
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