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Meanings of great chain of being in English

Russian
великая цепь бытия
Portuguese
scala naturae
Catalan
escala de la natura
Spanish
escala natural

Medieval Christian concept.

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великая цепь бытия
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Examples for "scala naturae"
Examples for "scala naturae"
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Darwin's great chain of being has advanced us to chicken-necked bipeds clasping 3in screens.
The Irish Times
2
Every link in the great chain of being attracts the nemesis which breaks it!
To Die in Italbar
3
Men and women could no longer ascend the chain of being to God by their own efforts.
A history of god: the 4000-year quest of judaism, christianity, ...
4
If it had stopped there it would have sounded like a version of the Elizabethan chain of being.
The masque of africa: glimpses of african belief
5
Step by step, a Christian could ascend the chain of being until he reached God, his natural element and home.
A history of god: the 4000-year quest of judaism, christianity, ...
Usage of great chain of being in English
1
Darwin's great chain of being has advanced us to chicken-necked bipeds clasping 3in screens.
The Irish Times
2
Every link in the great chain of being attracts the nemesis which breaks it!
To Die in Italbar
3
Augustine's mind was filled with the Greek imagery of the great chain of being instead of the Semitic images of the seven heavens.
A history of god: the 4000-year quest of judaism, christianity, ...
4
The One existed in serene contemplation of itself beyond the ravages of time and change at the pinnacle of the great chain of being.
A history of god: the 4000-year quest of judaism, christianity, ...
5
Humans, at the top of the great chain of being, had a God-given right to superintend the animals of the world as they saw fit.
The Irish Times
6
What if that first link in the Great Chain of being-OrholamHimself-isas empty as every other link before him?
The black prism
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