SINCE 1828
axis mundi
Latin noun phrase
ax·is mun·di
| \ˈak-səs-ˈmu̇n-dē
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Definition of axis mundi
: world axis : line or stem through the earth's center connecting its surface to the underworld and the heavens and around which the universe revolves
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