unity
uni.ty \'yu:-n*t-e-\ n [ME unite, fr. OF unite`, fr. L unitat-, unitas, fr.
(Xunus one 1a: the quality or state of not being multiple : ONENESS 1b1: a
definite amount taken as one or for which 1 is made to stand in calc
ulation in a table of natural sines {the radius of the circle is regarded
as ~} 1b2: a number multiplication by which leaves any element of a system
unchan ged 2a: a condition of harmony : ACCORD 2b: continuity without
deviation or change (as in purpose or action) 3a: the quality or state of
being made one : UNIFICATION 3b: a combination or ordering of parts in a
literary or artistic production that constitutes a whole or promotes an
undivided total effect; also : the singleness of effect or symmetry and
consistency of style and character secured 4: a totality of related parts :
an entity that is a complex of systemati c whole 5: any of three principles
of dramatic structure derived by French classici sts from Aristotle's
Poetics and requiring a play to have a single action represented as
occurring in one place and within one day cap 6: a 20th century American
religious movement for health and prosperity for merly affiliated with New
Thought but closer to orthodox Christianityoneness esp. of what is varied
and diverse in its elements or parts; SOLIDARITY implies a unity in a group
or class that enables it to manifest its strength and exert its influence
as one; INTEGRITY implies unity that indicates interdependence of the parts
and completeness and perfection of the whole; UNION implies a thorough
integration and harmonious cooperation of the parts SYN syn SOLIDARITY,
INTEGRITY, UNION: UNITY implies