cosmogony
noun
a theory or story of the origin and development of the universe, the solar system, or the earth-moon system.
cosmogonies
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pluralof cosmogony.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Whole cosmogonies will be created out of some forgotten personal resentment, complete epics written in private languages, the daubs of schoolchildren ranked above the greatest masterpieces.
From Time Magazine Archive
This form of imagination is produced in two principal ways—in religious conceptions and cosmogonies, and in science.
From Essay on the Creative Imagination by Albert Heyem Nachmen Baron
The dismemberment motive of the cosmogonies is usually associated with a deluge motive.
From Hidden Symbolism of Alchemy and the Occult Arts by Smith Ely Jelliffe
For De Gourmont the Darwinian notion that man is at the topmost notch of creation is as antique and absurd as most cosmogonies; indeed, it is the Asiatic egocentric idea of creation.
From Unicorns by James Huneker
In pagan cosmogonies the Creator is always colored blue.
From Vashti or, Until Death Us Do Part by Augusta J. Evans Wilson
