Cosmogeny vs Cosmogony - What's the difference?
cosmogeny | cosmogony |
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.
Cosmogony is a synonym of cosmogeny.
As nouns the difference between cosmogeny and cosmogony
is that cosmogeny is cosmogony while cosmogony is the study of the origin, and sometimes the development, of the universe or the solar system, in astrophysics, religion, and other fields.cosmogony
Noun
(cosmogonies)Synonyms
* cosmogenesis * cosmogeny * cosmologyDerived terms
* cosmogonal * cosmogonic * cosmogonical * cosmogonically * cosmogonistSee also
* anthropogeny * cosmography * eschatology * theogonyReferences
* *cosmogonyin Encyclopedia Britannica , 1911 ed. *
cosmogonyin Columbia Encyclopedia , 6th ed., at Bartleby.com. *
cosmogonyby J.P. Arendzen, in The Catholic Encyclopedia , Robert Appleton Company, New York, 1911.