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cosmogony

[ koz-mog-uh-nee ]

noun

, plural cos·mog·o·nies.
  1. a theory or story of the origin and development of the universe, the solar system, or the earth-moon system.


cosmogony

/ kɒzˈmɒɡənɪ; ˌkɒzməˈɡɒnɪk /

noun

  1. the study of the origin and development of the universe or of a particular system in the universe, such as the solar system
  2. a theory of such an origin or evolution
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


cosmogony

/ kŏz-mŏgə-nē /

  1. The branch of cosmology that studies the origin of the universe and the larger objects found within it, such as the solar system.


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Derived Forms

  • cosˈmogonal, adjective
  • cosmogonic, adjective
  • cosˈmogonist, noun
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Other Words From

  • cos·mogo·nal cos·mo·gon·ic [koz-m, uh, -, gon, -ik], cosmo·goni·cal adjective
  • cos·mogo·nist noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cosmogony1

First recorded in 1860–65, cosmogony is from the Greek word kosmogonía creation of the world. See cosmo-, -gony
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cosmogony1

C17: from Greek kosmogonia, from cosmo- + gonos creation
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Example Sentences

The authors of the Orphic cosmogony appear to have begun with some remarks on Time ((Greek text omitted)).

But the difficulty presented itself of reconciling the cosmogony and chronology of the Bible with those of the Chinese sages.

There is frequent recognition in classical literature of a sounder cosmogony.

This is a cosmogonic myth whose essential elements belong to the same circle of ideas as the cosmogony of the Greeks.

They propose questions relative to the Cosmogony of the Northern creed, on the conditions that the baffled party forfeit his head.

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