Paracosm (Noun)
Meaning
A prolonged fantasy world invented by children; can have a definite geography and language and history.
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- The paracosm she created as a child still lingered in her imagination, a vibrant world of talking animals and magical kingdoms.
- His paracosm was a sprawling city, complete with its own government, economy, and system of laws, which he would spend hours exploring and refining.
- The siblings' paracosm was a shared one, a fantastical realm they would enter together through secret rituals and incantations.
- As an adult, she still drew inspiration from the paracosm she had created as a child, using its characters and landscapes in her art and writing.
- The paracosm he invented as a lonely child had been so vivid and real that he often found himself wondering if it was more than just a product of his imagination.