Definition of ENCOMPASSMENT

encompassment

Meanings

Plural: encompassments

Noun

  • including entirely
  • The act of surrounding, or the state of being surrounded.
  • Complete inclusion, with no outliers.
  • A hierarchical structure such that when two elements of a whole are recognized as opposites, one of them is considered hierarchically superior, while the other is subordinated to the whole.

Origin / Etymology

From encompass + -ment.

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