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