cosmology

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The study of the physical universe, its structure, dynamics, origin and evolution, and fate.
2. (countable, uncountable) A metaphysical study into the origin and nature of the universe.
3. (countable, uncountable) A particular view (cultural or religious) of the structure and origin of the universe.

Synonyms

cosmogeny

cosmogony

epistemology

metaphysics

ontology

Translations

cosmologie

Kosmologie

cosmologia

cosmología

cosmologia

cosmologia

κοσμολογία

kosmologie

kozmoloji

cosmogonie

cosmogonia

κοσμογραφία

kosmische Naturphilosophie

علم الكونيات

Etymology

From Medieval Latin cosmologia, from Ancient Greek κόσμος (kósmos, “world”) + -λογία (-logía, “treating of”), combination form of -λόγος (-lógos, “one who speaks (in a certain manner)”). By surface analysis, cosmo- + -logy.