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thaumatogeny

thaumatogeny noun: the origination of life by a miracle rather than by natural law.

Noun

thaumatogeny (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The origination of life by a miracle rather than by natural law.
    • The analogies supporting the alternative belief—thaumatogeny—would be more instructive than banter: but the party against which that weapon is used may take encouragement from the 'History of Controversy,' that it is groping in the right direction.1869, The Monthly Microscopical Journal, page 295

Antonyms of thaumatogeny

Origin of thaumatogeny

From thaumato- + -geny.

Questions about thaumatogeny

What does thaumatogeny mean?
Thaumatogeny means the origination of life by a miracle rather than by natural law.
What part of speech is thaumatogeny?
Thaumatogeny is a noun.

Words near thaumatogeny in the dictionary

  1. thaumatin
  2. thaumatins
  3. thaumato-
  4. thaumatocypridid
  5. thaumatocypridids
  6. thaumatogeny
  7. thaumatography
  8. thaumatolatry
  9. thaumatological
  10. thaumatology
  11. thaumatophobia

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