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Definition of "oneness" []

  • The quality or state of being one; singleness or wholeness. (noun)
  • Singularity; uniqueness. (noun)
  • A state or condition of perfect harmony or accord: "He intuited global truths. He thrilled at his oneness with humanity” ( Sally Jacobs). (noun)
  • Sameness of character: the disagreeable oneness of roadside landscapes. (noun)
  • Unison; agreement: oneness of mind and purpose. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "oneness" in a sentence
  • ""I know that I had a merging with what I call oneness, I am," she says."
  • "This doorway is connected to the energy center I call the oneness center, which is located at the top of the head, and relates to feeling connected to a larger whole: God, Spirit, Higher Self, Nature, the Divine, or the Universe."
  • "This manifest oneness is for Shelley a matter not of belief but of awakening practice, a being"