Cha"os (kā"ŏs), n. [L.
chaos chaos (in senses 1 & 2), Gr. cha`os, fr.
cha`inein (root cha) to yawn, to gape, to
open widely. Cf. Chasm.] 1. An empty,
immeasurable space; a yawning chasm. [Archaic]
Between us and there is fixed a great
chaos.
Luke xvi. 26 (Rhemish Trans.).
2. The confused, unorganized condition or
mass of matter before the creation of distinct and orderly
forms.
3. Any confused or disordered collection
or state of things; a confused mixture; confusion;
disorder.