Chaos \Cha"os\ (k[=a]"[o^]s), n. [L. 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.

   "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.
4. (Greek mythology) the most ancient of gods; the personification of the infinity of space preceding creation of the universe