cosmogonic
- adjective
- /ˌkɒz.məˈɡɒn.ɪk/
- Specialized
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cosmogónico
- Astronomers often debate cosmogonic models to understand the formation and evolution of galaxies.
- cosmogonic myth
- cosmogonic event
He tells us that in the past there was a legend and possibly a cosmogonic myth, right?
- He tells us that in the past there was a legend and possibly a cosmogonic myth, right?
Examples
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A fundamental motif in the cosmogonic form of this myth is the separation of the sky and the earth, which used to be a single entity.
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Its arching elements imply cosmogonic and cosmological precepts that place the wearer at the center of creation and the Chokwe universe.
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According to the Akan cosmogonic division of labor, working with earth was the task of women.
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He tells us that in the past there was a legend and possibly a cosmogonic myth, right?
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Here the cosmogonic event is applied to the biological and sociological domains.
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The sites of the oldest villages named above and the land that surrounds them are the location of the origin, or cosmogonic, myth that Thin Leather recounts for Russell.
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As stereotypes, they are a reflection of cosmogonic myths, a reflection of the world order made of tensions and conflicts, and echo the sacred within the secular.
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Of particular significance here is the widespread occurrence, from Western Europe to Asia, Polynesia, and the Americas, of the progression from the continuous to the discrete in a cosmogonic context, as the actual means by which the cosmogony is effected.
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Many ancient cultures have their own unique cosmogonic tales that explain how the universe began.
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The study of cosmogonic theories can provide insights into how different civilizations view the origins of the cosmos.
Synonyms
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Relating to the origin, structure, and laws of the universe
About how the universe began and developed
Relating to the study of the origin and structure of the universe
How Related
Surface Forms
Morphology
cosmogonic = cosmogony (semi-transparent) = cosmo + gon + y + ic
The final step from 'cosmogony' to 'cosmogonic' is a regular adjectival suffixation with '-ic', but the base noun is specialized classical vocabulary.
Etymology
The word cosmogonic comes from Greek parts cosmo- meaning 'world' or 'universe' and -gonic meaning 'birth' or 'origin'. So cosmogonic means 'about the origin of the universe' and is used for ideas or research about how the cosmos began.