Cosmogony
[kɒz'mɒgənɪ] or [kɑz'mɑɡəni]
Definition
(n.) 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.
Checker: Maryann
Definition
n. the theory of the origin of the universe and its inhabitants—also Cosmog′eny.—adjs. Cosmogonet′ic; Cosmog′onal Cosmogon′ic -al relating to cosmogony.—n. Cosmog′onist one who speculates on the origin of the universe.
Typist: Perry
Examples
- There is frequent recognition in classical literature of a sounder cosmogony. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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