cosmogony

Meaning

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

Synonyms

cosmogeny

cosmology

Translations

cosmogonie

Kosmogonie

cosmogonia

cosmogonia

cosmogonía

κοσμογονία

cosmogonia

kozmogoni

Weltentstehung

cosmologia

cosmologia

cosmologie

kosmogonie

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kɒzˈmɒɡ.ə.ni/

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κοσμογονία (kosmogonía), from κόσμος (kósmos, “world”) + γόνος (gónos, “creation”). By surface analysis, cosmo- + -gony.