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Verb - '''meaning'''[http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/meaning]

Verb - '''meaning'''[http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/meaning]

*1. Present participle of mean.

*1. Present participle of mean.

*1. a. The symbolic value of something. b. The significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life"

*1. a. The symbolic value of something. b. The significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life"

*2. The definition or connotation of a word.

*2. The definition or connotation of a word

'''Meaning''' can be:[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meaning]

'''Meaning''' can be:[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meaning]

* Meaning as values, a value system or as derived from [[value]] theory  

* Meaning as values, a value system or as derived from [[value]] theory  

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There are just three elements in universal reality: [[fact]], [[idea]], and [[relation]]. The religious [[consciousness]] identifies these realities as [[science]], [[philosophy]], and [[truth]]. Philosophy would be inclined to view these activities as [[reason]], [[wisdom]], and [[faith]]--[[physical]] reality, [[intellectual]] reality, and [[spiritual]] reality. We are in the habit of designating these realities as [[thing]], '''meaning''', and [[value]].[http://www.urantia.org/cgi-bin/webglimpse/mfs/usr/local/www/data/papers?link=http://mercy.urantia.org/papers/paper196.html&file=/usr/local/www/data/papers/paper196.html&line=102#mfs]

 

There are just three elements in universal reality: [[fact]], [[idea]], and [[relation]]. The religious [[consciousness]] identifies these realities as [[science]], [[philosophy]], and [[truth]]. Philosophy would be inclined to view these activities as [[reason]], [[wisdom]], and [[faith]]--[[physical]] reality, [[intellectual]] reality, and [[spiritual]] reality. We are in the habit of designating these realities as [[thing]], '''meaning''', and [[value]]. ([[196:3|196:3.2]])

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Cosmic force responds to mind even as cosmic [[mind]] responds to [[spirit]]. Spirit is [[divine]] purpose, and spirit mind is [[divine]] purpose in action. [[Energy]] is [[thing]], mind is '''meaning''', spirit is [[value]]. Even in [[time]] and [[space]], mind establishes those relative relationships between energy and spirit which are suggestive of mutual kinship in [[eternity]].[http://www.urantia.org/cgi-bin/webglimpse/mfs/usr/local/www/data/papers?link=http://mercy.urantia.org/papers/paper9.html&file=/usr/local/www/data/papers/paper9.html&line=86#mfs]

Cosmic force responds to mind even as cosmic [[mind]] responds to [[spirit]]. Spirit is [[divine]] purpose, and spirit mind is [[divine]] purpose in action. [[Energy]] is [[thing]], mind is '''meaning''', spirit is [[value]]. Even in [[time]] and [[space]], mind establishes those relative relationships between energy and spirit which are suggestive of mutual kinship in [[eternal|eternity]].

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