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Etymology
:from Gr. κο�μογονία kosmogonia, from κ��μο� kosmos "world" + γ�νο� gonos "creation".
Noun
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- The study of the origin, and sometimes the development, of the universe or the solar system, in astrophysics, religion, and other fields.
- Any specific theory, model, myth, or other account of the origin of the universe.
- The creation of the universe.
Synonyms
cosmogeny
cosmology
Derived terms
cosmogonal
cosmogonic
cosmogonical
cosmogonically
cosmogonist
See also
cosmography
eschatology
Translations
Greek: κο�μογονία (kosmogonia) f
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References
R:Webster 1913
R:Dictionary.com
"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.
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