cosmogony

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UK/kɒzˈmɒɡ.ə.ni/US/kɑzˈmɑ.ɡə.ni/Australia/kɔzˈmɔɡ.ə.ni/

noun

The study of the origin, and sometimes the development, of the universe or the solar system, in astrophysics, religion, and other fields.

“Holonym: cosmology”

Similar
cosmogenesiscosmogenyhexameroncosmology
OriginAncient Greek κοσμογονία →
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Meanings

nouncosmogony (countable and uncountable, plural cosmogonies)

plural cosmogonies

  1. countableuncountableThe study of the origin, and sometimes the development, of the universe or the solar system, in astrophysics, religion, and other fields.

    Holonym: cosmology

    1 more example

    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 28, The Monthly Review, London, page 301
  2. countableuncountableAny specific theory, model, myth, or other account of the origin of the universe.

    Holonym: cosmology

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

    Synonyms: cosmogenesis, cosmogeny, hexameron

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe creation of the universe: the origin and early development of the cosmos.

Similar
cosmogenesiscosmogenyhexameron

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universe

Similar
cosmologycosmogeny
Broader
astrophysics
Also see
cosmogenesiscosmogenycosmologycreation myth

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκοσμογονία
  2. Englishcosmogony

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

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Translations

Afrikaans kosmogonie
  • kosmogoniethe study of the origin of the universe
Basque kosmogonia
  • kosmogoniathe study of the origin of the universe
Bulgarian космогония
  • космогония (kosmogonija)the study of the origin of the universe
Catalan cosmogonia
  • cosmogoniathe study of the origin of the universe
Chinese Mandarin 宇宙進化論 /宇宙进化论
  • 宇宙進化論 /宇宙进化论 (yǔzhòu jìnhuàlùn)the study of the origin of the universe
Czech kosmogonie
  • kosmogoniethe study of the origin of the universe
Danish kosmogoni
  • kosmogonithe study of the origin of the universe
Dutch kosmogonie
  • kosmogoniethe study of the origin of the universe
Esperanto kosmogonio
  • kosmogoniothe study of the origin of the universe
Estonian kosmogoonia
  • kosmogooniathe study of the origin of the universe
Finnish kosmogonia
  • kosmogoniathe study of the origin of the universe
French cosmogonie
  • cosmogoniethe study of the origin of the universe
German Kosmogonie
  • Kosmogoniethe study of the origin of the universe
Greek κοσμογονία
  • κοσμογονία (kosmogonía)the study of the origin of the universe
Hebrew קוֹסְמוֹגוֹנְיָה
  • קוֹסְמוֹגוֹנְיָה (kosmogonya)the study of the origin of the universe
Hindi विश्वोत्पत्तिवाद
  • विश्वोत्पत्तिवाद (viśvotpattivād)the study of the origin of the universe
Hungarian kozmogónia
  • kozmogóniathe study of the origin of the universe
Indonesian kosmogoni
  • kosmogonithe study of the origin of the universe
Irish bunús na cruinne
  • bunús na cruinnethe study of the origin of the universe
Italian cosmogonia
  • cosmogoniathe study of the origin of the universe
Japanese 宇宙進化論
  • 宇宙進化論 (uchūshinkaron)the study of the origin of the universe
Korean 우주기원론
  • 우주기원론 (ujugiwollon)the study of the origin of the universe
Latin cosmogonia
  • cosmogoniathe study of the origin of the universe
Lithuanian kosmogonija
  • kosmogonijathe study of the origin of the universe
Malay kosmogoni
  • kosmogonithe study of the origin of the universe
Norwegian Bokmål kosmogoni
  • kosmogonithe study of the origin of the universe
Polish kosmogonia
  • kosmogoniathe study of the origin of the universe
Portuguese cosmogonia
  • cosmogoniathe study of the origin of the universe
Punjabi ਕੌਸਮੋਗੋਨੀ
  • ਕੌਸਮੋਗੋਨੀ (kausmogonī)the study of the origin of the universe
Romanian cosmogonie
  • cosmogoniethe study of the origin of the universe
Russian космого́ния
  • космого́ния (kosmogónija)the study of the origin of the universe
Slovak kozmogónia
  • kozmogóniathe study of the origin of the universe
Spanish cosmogonía
  • cosmogoníathe study of the origin of the universe
Swedish kosmogoni
  • kosmogonithe study of the origin of the universe
Tagalog mulmayawan, kosmogoniya
  • mulmayawanthe study of the origin of the universe
  • kosmogoniyathe study of the origin of the universe
Thai ทฤษฎีการกำเนิดจักรวาล
  • ทฤษฎีการกำเนิดจักรวาล (trít-sà-dee gaan gam-nèrt jàk-grà-waan)the study of the origin of the universe
Turkish kozmogoni
  • kozmogonithe study of the origin of the universe
Ukrainian космогонія
  • космогонія (kosmohonija)the study of the origin of the universe
Welsh cosmogoni
  • cosmogonithe study of the origin of the universe
Cite this entry
APA

cosmogony. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cosmogony

MLA

“cosmogony.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cosmogony. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cosmogony,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cosmogony.

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