Main Entry: cos·mog·o·ny

Pronunciation: \käz-ˈmä-gə-nē\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural cos·mog·o·nies

Etymology: New Latin cosmogonia, from Greek kosmogonia, from kosmos + gonos offspring; akin to Greek genos race — more at kin

Date: 1696

1 : a theory of the origin of the universe
2 : the creation or origin of the world or universe

— cos·mo·gon·ic \ˌkäz-mə-ˈgä-nik\ or cos·mo·gon·i·cal \-ni-kəl\ adjective

— cos·mog·o·nist \käz-ˈmä-gə-nist\ noun