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Definition of Unity

Unity

  1. The state of being one; oneness.
  2. Concord; harmony; conjunction; agreement; uniformity; as, a unity of proofs; unity of doctrine.
  3. Any definite quantity, or aggregate of quantities or magnitudes taken as one, or for which 1 is made to stand in calculation; thus, in a table of natural sines, the radius of the circle is regarded as unity.
  4. In dramatic composition, one of the principles by which a uniform tenor of story and propriety of representation are preserved; conformity in a composition to these; in oratory, discourse, etc., the due subordination and reference of every part to the development of the leading idea or the eastablishment of the main proposition.
  5. Such a combination of parts as to constitute a whole, or a kind of symmetry of style and character.
  6. The peculiar characteristics of an estate held by several in joint tenancy.

Unity Quotations

Unity can only be manifested by the Binary. Unity itself and the idea of Unity are already two.
Buddha

The reason why the world lacks unity, and lies broken and in heaps, is, because man is disunited with himself.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

When you make the sacrifice in marriage, you're sacrificing not to each other but to unity in a relationship.
Joseph Campbell

I dream of the realization of the unity of Africa, whereby its leaders combine in their efforts to solve the problems of this continent. I dream of our vast deserts, of our forests, of all our great wildernesses.
Nelson Mandela

Unity is strength... when there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved.
Mattie Stepanek
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Unity Translations

unity in Afrikaans is eenheid
unity in Dutch is eenheid, samenhang, eendracht
unity in German is Einigkeit, Einheit, Eins, Eintracht, Einheit
unity in Italian is elemento, concordia
unity in Portuguese is unidade

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