"clockwork universe" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: clockwork universes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} clockwork universe (plural clockwork universes)
  1. (philosophy, metaphysics) A universe in which all of the actions of matter and energy operate as reactions according to predetermined rules set down by a creator, like the movements of a clock. Categories (topical): Metaphysics, Philosophy Related terms: deism, mechanistic, pandeism, polydeism
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