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Webster 1913 Edition

Cosmogony

Cos-mog′o-ny

(-n?)
,
Noun.
;
pl.
Cosmogonies
(-n[GREEK]z)
.
[Gr.
κοσμογονία
;
κόσμοσ
the world + root of
γίγνεστηαι
to be born: cf. F.
cosmogonie
.]
The creation of the world or universe; a theory or account of such creation;
as, the poetical
cosmogony
of Hesoid; the cosmogonies of Thales, Anaxagoras, and Plato
.
The
cosmogony
or creation of the world has puzzled philosophers of all ages.
Goldsmith.

Webster 1828 Edition

Cosmogony

COSMOGONY

,
Noun.
s as z. [Gr., world, and generation.] The generation, origin or creation of the world or universe. In physics, the science of the origin or formation of the universe.

Definition 2024

cosmogony

cosmogony

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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.

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References

  • cosmogony at OneLook Dictionary Search
  • 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.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κοσμογονία ‎(kosmogonía), from κόσμος ‎(kósmos, “world”) + γόνος ‎(gónos, “creation”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɒzˈmɒɡəni/

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