cosmogony

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Derived terms 1.2.3 See also 1.2.4 Translations 1.3 References

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

from Greek κοσμογονία kosmogonia, from κόσμος kosmos "world" + γόνος gonos "creation".

[edit] Noun

cosmogony (plural cosmogonies)

1. The study of the origin, and sometimes the development, of the universe or the solar system, in astrophysics, religion, and other fields.
2. Any specific theory, model, myth, or other account of the origin of the universe.
3. The creation of the universe.

[edit] Synonyms

• cosmogeny
• cosmology

[edit] Derived terms

• cosmogonal
• cosmogonic
• cosmogonical
• cosmogonically
• cosmogonist

[edit] See also

• cosmography
• eschatology

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[edit] References

• cosmogony in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• “cosmogony” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
• "cosmogony" in Encyclopedia Britannica, 1911 ed.
• "cosmogony" in Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed., at Bartleby.com.
• "cosmogony" by J.P. Arendzen, in The Catholic Encyclopedia, Robert Appleton Company, New York, 1911.
• Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.
• Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary, 1987-1996.