cosmogony
noun
cos·mog·o·ny
käz-ˈmä-gə-nē 
plural cosmogonies
1
: a theory of the origin of the universe
2
: the creation or origin of the world or universe
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Watching this, his first feature-length attempt at adaptive cosmogony, you’re forced to contemplate your own origins.
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Jason Kehe, Wired, 21 Aug. 2020
The mystical wellness center offers a mix of classic treatments, like massages and facials, along with unique experiences that align with the lunar cycle and draw inspiration from Mayan cosmogony.
—Joni Sweet, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2022
The mien of the Frost Giants was reflective of their symbolic role in the Norse cosmogony.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 8 Aug. 2013
Giving up the memory practice, Jacob moved on to enumeration: listing, between turns at Risk, each reliable aspect of their new lives, no matter how trivial, hoping to piece together some rough cosmogony of the place.
—Zach Williams, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2022
Joe Biden is a devout Catholic, yet the shape of his speech accepting the Democratic Party’s nomination at its virtual convention was based on the cosmogony of one of Christianity’s great early rivals, Manichaeanism.
—Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 24 Sep. 2020
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Jason Kehe, Wired, 21 Aug. 2020
The mystical wellness center offers a mix of classic treatments, like massages and facials, along with unique experiences that align with the lunar cycle and draw inspiration from Mayan cosmogony.
—Joni Sweet, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2022
The mien of the Frost Giants was reflective of their symbolic role in the Norse cosmogony.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 8 Aug. 2013
Giving up the memory practice, Jacob moved on to enumeration: listing, between turns at Risk, each reliable aspect of their new lives, no matter how trivial, hoping to piece together some rough cosmogony of the place.
—Zach Williams, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2022
Joe Biden is a devout Catholic, yet the shape of his speech accepting the Democratic Party’s nomination at its virtual convention was based on the cosmogony of one of Christianity’s great early rivals, Manichaeanism.
—Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 24 Sep. 2020
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“Cosmogony.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cosmogony. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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