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] was a symbol referred by the Greek philosophers as "The First", "The Seed", "The Essence", "The Builder", and "The Foundation". Also referred to as "Unity or the "One"."]] ] was a symbol referred by the Greek philosophers as "The First", "The Seed", "The Essence", "The Builder", and "The Foundation". Also referred to as "Unity."]]
'''Monad''', Latin for unit, comes from the Greek word ''monos'' or μονάς (from the word μόνος, which means "one", "single", or "unique"), and may refer to: '''Monad''', Latin for unit, comes from the Greek word ''monos'' or μονάς (from the word μόνος, which means "one", "single", or "unique"), and may refer to:


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**], the metaphysical and theological view that all is of one essence **], the metaphysical and theological view that all is of one essence
**'']'', a view of monads by Gottfried Leibniz **'']'', a view of monads by Gottfried Leibniz
**], in Gnosticism.


Other uses of '''Monad''' include: Other uses of '''Monad''' include:
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*], the symbol for Technocracy Incorporated (and the ]). *], the symbol for Technocracy Incorporated (and the ]).
*], a command line interface for Microsoft Windows, code-named "Monad". *], a command line interface for Microsoft Windows, code-named "Monad".
**], ''The Cup or Monad''



== References == == References ==

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The Monad was a symbol referred by the Greek philosophers as "The First", "The Seed", "The Essence", "The Builder", and "The Foundation". Also referred to as "Unity."

Monad, Latin for unit, comes from the Greek word monos or μονάς (from the word μόνος, which means "one", "single", or "unique"), and may refer to:

  • Monad, as a symbol of God or "totality" is known in several philosophical circles:

Other uses of Monad include:

References

  • Hemenway, Priya (2005). Divine Proportion. New York, NY: Sterling Publishing. ISBN 1-4027-3522-7

See also


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