Definition of Cosmagony
Cos*mog"o*ny (-n?), n.; pl.
Cosmogonies (-n&?;z). [Gr.
kosmogoni`a; ko`smos the world + root of
gi`gnesthai to be born: cf. F. cosmogonie.]
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.
The cosmogony or creation of the world has
puzzled philosophers of all ages.
Goldsmith.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- The astrophysical study of the origin and evolution of the universe.
- Any specific theory or model of the origin and evolution of the universe.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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