cosmogony
/kɑzˈmɑ.ɡə.ni/
UK: /kɒzˈmɒɡ.ə.ni/
KⱭZMⱭ · ɡə · ni (3 syllables)
English
Noun
Ad
Definition
The study of the origin, and sometimes the development, of the universe or the solar system, in astrophysics, religion, and other fields.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κοσμογονία (kosmogonía), from κόσμος (kósmos, “world”) + γόνος (gónos, “creation”). By surface analysis, cosmo- + -gony.
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."
Ad