plane of existence

collocation in English

meaningsofplaneandexistence

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plane
adjective[before noun]
uk
/pleɪn/us
/pleɪn/
flat:
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existence
noun
uk
/ɪɡˈzɪs.təns/us
/ɪɡˈzɪs.təns/
the fact of something or ...
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(Definition ofplaneandexistencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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So if you learn enough, then when you die your spirit would move on to a differentplaneofexistence.
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The civil man, in contrast, resides on a wholly separateplaneofexistence.
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It is this plane of observation that constitutes itsplaneofexistence; for the phenomenon, in this case, has no existence outside the model itself.
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He then abdicates to meditate, ultimately ascending to a higherplaneofexistence.
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Right now, we have the potential for humanity, but we have not reached that potential, because we are functioning on the animalisticplaneofexistence.
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Demons are beings from another reality (not necessarily evil) who possess immense power when they are on ourplaneofexistence.
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The warp is the result of aetherial energy seeping into the humanplaneofexistence.
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Hisplaneofexistenceis a beautiful palace garden.
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It is implied that he has ascended to some unknown, higherplaneofexistencethrough his martial arts training, and has become a quasi-immortal being.
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Studies soon suggested that the statement came from anotherplaneofexistence; an entirely new universe.
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He claimed that their motive in coming to the terrestrialplaneofexistencewas to reveal their accumulated wisdom to humanity.
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They are neither biological nor mechanical, but are instead beings of pure energy that manifest on the physicalplaneofexistenceby inhabiting metal bodies.
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He said he had transcribed the text of the book from the akashic records, a purported compendium of mystical knowledge supposedly encoded in a non-physicalplaneofexistence.
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Hisplaneofexistenceis pure darkness.
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Deceased persons are usually believed to go to a specific region orplaneofexistencein this afterworld, often depending on the rightness of their actions during life.
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At this point consciousness will rupture through time and space and assert itself on a higherplaneofexistencefrom which it can not come back.
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The illithid empire held many worlds and even a few planes of existence in their tentacled grip.
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Similar characters, or possibly the same character in different incarnations, live on different planes of existence and face parallel struggles.
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This ceremonial libation is done to share the accrued merit with all other living beings in all 31 planes of existence.
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Science fiction texts often mention the concept of dimension, when really referring to parallel universes, alternate universes, or other planes of existence.
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