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cosmogonic

/koz-mog-uh-nee/US // kɒzˈmɒg ə ni //UK // (kɒzˈmɒɡənɪ) //

宇宙论的,宇宙学说,世界性的,宇宙论

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural cos·mog·o·nies.

    • : a theory or story of the origin and development of the universe, the solar system, or the earth-moon system.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • With such shifting, grotesque and inadequate fables, the cosmogonic myths of the world are necessarily bewildered and perplexed.

  • Perhaps the cosmogonic myths of the less cultivated races have now been stated in sufficient number.

  • Both strata of belief are represented in the surviving cosmogonic myths of the Aztecs.

  • The authorities for Greek cosmogonic myth are extremely various in date, character and value.

  • To Hesiod, then, we must turn for what is the earliest complete literary form of the Greek cosmogonic myth.