alpha and omega

Speech parts

1. alpha and omega - Noun

2. alpha and omega - Interjection

3. alpha and omega - Phrase

Meaning

the basic meaning of something; the crucial part

the first and last; signifies God's eternity

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

christ basis whole basic emmanuel essence entirety crux bedrock totality everything ichthys first and last supreme being basics
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Hypernyms

infinity eternity crux crux of the matter

Examples

I build no system. I ask an end to privilege, the abolition of slavery, equality of rights, and the reign of law. Justice, nothing else; that is the alpha and omega of my argument: to others I leave the business of governing the world. Pierre-Joseph Proudhon

For a new type of progress throughout the world to become a reality, everyone must change. Tolerance is the alpha and omega of a new world order. Mikhail Gorbachev

Of covetousness, we may truly say that it makes' both the Alpha and Omega in the devil's alphabet, and that it is the first vice in corrupt nature which moves, and the last which dies. Robert South

I see an insidious problem in the marketing of weddings as 'the happiest day of your life.' The pressure that is placed upon this event to be the alpha and omega of your entire existence makes it, I think, into a kind of nuptial New Year's Eve, and we all know how that usually turns out. Jessi Klein

I've always thought of the T-shirt as the Alpha and Omega of the fashion alphabet. Giorgio Armani

"Alpha and Omega: Journey to Dog Kingdom" Source: Internet

Words in the phrase

alpha and omega

Close letter words and terms

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