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Vinony

cosmogony

noun

  1. study of the origin, and sometimes the development, of the universe
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /kɒzˈmɒɡ.ə.ni/ / /kɑzˈmɑ.ɡə.ni/ / /kɔzˈmɔɡ.ə.ni/

noun

Etymology: From Ancient Greek κοσμογονία (kosmogonía), from κόσμος (kósmos, “world”) + γόνος (gónos, “creation”). By surface analysis, cosmo- + -gony.

  1. 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.”

  2. Any specific theory, model, myth, or other account of the origin of the universe.

    “Holonym: cosmology”

  3. The creation of the universe: the origin and early development of the cosmos.