"Fifth World" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the Fifth World [canonical]
Etymology: After the Fourth World. The second sense was coined before 13 July 2002 by micropatriologist Cesidio Tallini. Etymology templates: {{m|en|Fourth World}} Fourth World Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1|head=Fifth World}} the Fifth World
  1. A world in a number of American mythologies:
    (Aztec mythology) Synonym of Fifth Sun (“The present and final world, which will not be recreated once the Earth is destroyed.”)
    Categories (topical): Cosmology, Micronationalism Categories (place): Hopi culture Synonyms: Fifth Sun [synonym, synonym-of], 5th World
    Sense id: en-Fifth_World-en-name-i~A8tsJm Disambiguation of Cosmology: 22 16 18 22 22 Disambiguation of Micronationalism: 26 16 7 23 28 Disambiguation of Hopi culture: 26 21 14 20 20 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 17 8 23 26
  2. A world in a number of American mythologies:
    (Hopi religion) The world which will succeed the destruction of the present world, which is the Túwaquachi (also known as the Fourth World).
    Categories (topical): Cosmology, Micronationalism Synonyms: Fifth Cycle
    Sense id: en-Fifth_World-en-name-WJhfrYzT Disambiguation of Cosmology: 22 16 18 22 22 Disambiguation of Micronationalism: 26 16 7 23 28 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 17 8 23 26
  3. A world in a number of American mythologies:
    (Navajo mythology) The present world, which the Navajo travelled through four worlds to reach.
    Tags: Navajo Categories (topical): Cosmology, Religion
    Sense id: en-Fifth_World-en-name-dC96WUVb Disambiguation of Cosmology: 22 16 18 22 22 Disambiguation of Religion: 0 3 97 0 0 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
  4. (micronationalism, obsolete) Collectively, micronations which are advanced or developed; above the Sixth World and Seventh Worlds. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Micronationalism, Cosmology, Micronationalism
    Sense id: en-Fifth_World-en-name-aJANwAdS Disambiguation of Cosmology: 22 16 18 22 22 Disambiguation of Micronationalism: 26 16 7 23 28 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 17 8 23 26
  5. (micronationalism, obsolete) Collectively, micronations which are advanced or developed; above the Sixth World and Seventh Worlds.
    (micronationalism, dated, very rare, by extension) Collectively, all micronations.
    Tags: broadly, dated, obsolete, rare Categories (topical): Micronationalism, Cosmology, Micronationalism
    Sense id: en-Fifth_World-en-name-8sycSB8m Disambiguation of Cosmology: 22 16 18 22 22 Disambiguation of Micronationalism: 26 16 7 23 28 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 17 8 23 26

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      "word": "5th World"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Fifth World (mythology)"
  ],
  "word": "Fifth World"
}

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