Cosmogony
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kɒzˈmɒɡ.ə.ni/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cosmogony is a noun meaning The study of the origin, and sometimes the development, of the universe or the solar system, in astrophysics, religion, and other fields.
Meaning
The study of the origin, and sometimes the development, of the universe or the solar system, in astrophysics, religion, and other fields.
More Meanings
- Any specific theory, model, myth, or other account of the origin of the universe.
- The creation of the universe.
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- cosmogonies
Synonyms for cosmogony
Depending on context, synonyms include cosmogenesis, cosmogeny, cosmology, hexameron.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cosmology, cosmogenesis, cosmogeology, cosmogoner, cosmotheology, cosmography.
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