cosmogony
/kɒzˈmɒɡ.ə.ni/US/kɑzˈmɑ.ɡə.ni/
cosmogony noun: the study of the origin, and sometimes the development, of the universe or the solar system, in astrophysics, religion, and other fields.
Noun
cosmogony (countable and uncountable, plural cosmogonies)
- The study of the origin, and sometimes the development, of the universe or the solar system, in astrophysics, religion, and other fields.
- Holonym: cosmology
- 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.1758 September, The Monthly Review, London, page 301
- Any specific theory, model, myth, or other account of the origin of the universe.
- Holonym: cosmology
- The creation of the universe: the origin and early development of the cosmos.
- Synonyms:
- cosmogenesis, cosmogeny, hexameron
cosmogony meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
cosmogony in Hindi
- the study of the origin of the universe
- विश्वोत्पत्तिवाद viśvotpattivād
cosmogony in Tamil
- அண்டவுற்பத்தியியல், அண்டத்தோற்றவியல், விண்கோளியல், அண்டப் பிறப்பியல
cosmogony in Marathi
- the study of the origin of the universe
- विश्वोत्पत्तिवाद viśvotpattivād
cosmogony in Bengali
- মহাবিশ্বের উৎপত্তি সম্পর্কিত বিজ্ঞান, তত্ত্ব
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- cosmogony in Punjabi
- ਕੌਸਮੋਗੋਨੀ kausmogonī
- cosmogony in Sanskrit
- विश्वोत्पत्तिवाद viśvotpattivāda
- cosmogony in Tagalog
- mulmayawan, kosmogoniya
- cosmogony in Malay
- kosmogoni
- cosmogony in Indonesian
- kosmogoni
- cosmogony in Thai
- ทฤษฎีการกำเนิดจักรวาล trít-sà-dee gaan gam-nèrt jàk-grà-waan
Synonyms of cosmogony
Forms of cosmogony
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Origin of cosmogony
From Ancient Greek κοσμογονία (kosmogonía), from κόσμος (kósmos, “world”) + γόνος (gónos, “creation”). By surface analysis, cosmo- + -gony.
Words formed from cosmogony
Questions about cosmogony
- What does cosmogony mean?
- Cosmogony means the study of the origin, and sometimes the development, of the universe or the solar system, in astrophysics, religion, and other fields.
- What is cosmogony in Hindi?
- Cosmogony in Hindi is विश्वोत्पत्तिवाद (viśvotpattivād). See Cosmogony meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is cosmogony?
- Cosmogony is a noun.
- How do you pronounce cosmogony?
- Cosmogony is pronounced /kɒzˈmɒɡ.ə.ni/ (UK).
- What is the plural of cosmogony?
- The plural of cosmogony is cosmogonies.
Words near cosmogony in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: cosmogony (page history and authors); cosmogony (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); cosmogony (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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