cosmogony
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek κοσμογονία (kosmogonía), from κόσμος (kósmos, “world”) + γόνος (gónos, “creation”). Surface analysis, cosmo- + -gony.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
cosmogony (countable and uncountable, plural cosmogonies)
- The study of the origin, and sometimes the development, of the universe or the solar system, in astrophysics, religion, and other fields.
- Any specific theory, model, myth, or other account of the origin of the universe.
- The creation of the universe.
SynonymsEdit
- cosmogenesis, cosmogeny, cosmology; hexameron (biblical)
Derived termsEdit
Terms derived from cosmogony
TranslationsEdit
the study of the origin of the universe
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