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

cosmogonic

ˌkäz-mə-ˈgä-nik 

adjective

or cosmogonical

ˌkäz-mə-ˈgä-ni-kəl 

cosmogonist

käz-ˈmä-gə-nist 

noun

Examples of cosmogony in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There’s a cosmogony in which the world is fashioned from the corpse of a slain giant or a protohuman, and another in which a hero, Prometheus-style, steals fire from the gods and gives it to mortals. — Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025

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

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

Watching this, his first feature-length attempt at adaptive cosmogony, you’re forced to contemplate your own origins. — Jason Kehe, Wired, 21 Aug. 2020

The mien of the Frost Giants was reflective of their symbolic role in the Norse cosmogony. — Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 8 Aug. 2013

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

1696, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for cosmogony

• abalone
• acrimony
• alimony
• antimony
• ceremony
• chalcedony
• cicerone
• eurozone
• lithopone
• macaroni
• matrimony
• parsimony