Found 2 items, similar to cosmogony.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: cosmogony cosmogony n : the branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universe [syn: cosmology, cosmogeny]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Cosmogony Cosmogony \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. [1913 Webster] The cosmogony or creation of the world has puzzled philosophers of all ages. --Goldsmith. [1913 Webster]