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  • CREATION AND COSMOGONY IN THE BIBLE — The Hebrew Bible commences with a majestic cosmological account of the genesis of the universe. According to Genesis 1:1–2:4a (the P account according to the documentary hypothesis), God created the world in six days and rested on the seventh day …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Cosmogony — • By this term is understood an account of how the universe (cosmos) came into being (gonia • gegona = I have become). It differs from cosmology, or the science of the universe, in this: that the latter aims at understanding the actual… …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cosmogony — This article is about scientific theories of the origin of the universe. For mythical explanations, see creation myth. There is vast consensus among physicists that our universe started with a Big Bang from a state of gravitational singularity.… …   Wikipedia

  • cosmogony — cosmogonal, cosmogonic /koz meuh gon ik/, cosmogonical, adj. cosmogonist, n. /koz mog euh nee/, n., pl. cosmogonies. a theory or story of the origin and development of the universe, the solar system, or the earth moon system. [1860 65; < Gk… …   Universalium

  • cosmogony — noun a) The study of the origin, and sometimes the development, of the universe or the solar system, in astrophysics, religion, and other fields. b) Any specific …   Wiktionary

  • cosmogony — cos|mog|o|ny [kɔzˈmɔgəni US ka:zˈma: ] n plural cosmogonies [U and C] [Date: 1600 1700; : Modern Latin; Origin: cosmogonia, from Greek, from kosmos ( COSMOS) + gonia bringing into existence ] the origin of the universe, or a set of ideas about… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • cosmogony — cos·mog·o·ny || kÉ’z mÉ’gÉ™nɪ n. study of the origin and development of the universe …   English contemporary dictionary

  • cosmogony — cos•mog•o•ny [[t]kɒzˈmɒg ə ni[/t]] n. pl. nies astron. a theory or story of the origin and development of the universe, a solar system, etc • Etymology: 1860–65; < Gk kosmogonía creation of the world. See cosmo , gony cos mo•gon′ic məˈgɒn ɪk… …   From formal English to slang

  • cosmogony —   n. study or theory of the origin and development of the universe or the solar system.    ♦ cosmogonal,    ♦ cosmogonic, a …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • Cosmogony —    The study of the origin of the Earth and the universe …   The writer's dictionary of science fiction, fantasy, horror and mythology

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