cosmogony
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English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κοσμογονία (kosmogonía), from κόσμος (kósmos, “world”) + γόνος (gónos, “creation”). By surface analysis, cosmo- + -gony.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kɒzˈmɒɡ.ə.ni/
- (General American) IPA(key): /kɑzˈmɑ.ɡə.ni/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /kɔzˈmɔɡ.ə.ni/
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Noun
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.
- 1758 September, The Monthly Review, London, page 301:
- Mr. Lampredi divides his ſubject into ſeveral heads, viz. Natural Theology, Coſmogony, Ceraunoscopy, i.e. the judgments to be formed from thunder and lightning, Phyſic, Botany, Mechanics, and Politics.
- Any specific theory, model, myth, or other account of the origin of the universe.
- The creation of the universe.
Synonyms
- cosmogenesis, cosmogeny, cosmology; hexameron (biblical)
Derived terms
Translations
the study of the origin of the universe
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