Cosmogony
WordNet
noun
(1) The branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universe
WiktionaryText
Etymology
- from κοσμογονία kosmogonia, from κόσμος kosmos "world" + γόνος gonos "creation".
Noun
- The study of the origin, and sometimes the development, of the universe or the solar system, in astrophysics, religion, and other fields.
- Any specific theory, model, myth, or other account of the origin of the universe.
- The creation of the universe.