genesis

gen·e·sis

noun \ˈje-nə-səs\

plural gen·e·ses\-ˌsēz\

Definition of GENESIS

: the origin or coming into being of something <the genesis of a new political movement>

Examples of GENESIS

1. a book about the genesis of the civil rights movement
2. <was present at the meeting which was later considered the genesis of the new political movement>

Origin of GENESIS

Latin, from Greek, from gignesthai to be born — more at kin

First Known Use: circa 1604

Related to GENESIS

Synonyms

alpha, baseline, birth, commencement, dawn, day one, beginning, get-go (also git-go), inception, incipience, incipiency, kickoff, launch, morning, nascence, nascency, onset, outset, start, threshold

Antonyms

close, conclusion, end, ending, omega

Related Words

drawing board, first base, ground zero, square one; creation, founding, inauguration, initiation, institution, origination; cradle, fountain, fountainhead, germ, origin, root, seedbed, source, spring, well, wellspring; dawning, opening; advent, appearance, arrival, debut (also début), emergence; childhood, infancy, youth

Near Antonyms

cessation, closing, closure, completion, finale, finish, period, stop, termination, windup

Genesis

noun

Definition of GENESIS

: the mainly narrative first book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scriptures — see bible table

Origin of GENESIS

Greek

First Known Use: before 12th century

Other Bible Terms

antediluvian, apocalyptic, apocrypha, behemoth

gen·e·sis

noun \ˈjen-ə-səs\   (Medical Dictionary)

plural gen·e·ses \-ˌsēz\

Medical Definition of GENESIS

: the origin or coming into being of something : the process or mode of origin