cosmogony
2 synonyms for cosmogony, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — The study, in science, religion and other fields, of how the universe or solar system came into being.
Synonyms
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cosmology
cosmogeny
Etymology
Comes from Ancient Greek κοσμογονία (kosmogonía), formed from κόσμος (kósmos, “world”) and γόνος (gónos, “creation”); by surface analysis, it can be broken down as cosmo- + -gony.
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