Cosmogony

/kˈɒzməɡəni/

/kˈɑːzməɡəni/

[noun]

Cosmogony

[NOUN]

the branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universe

synonyms : cosmogeny

cosmology

Examples

1. Your question is about the origin of the universe, which is called cosmogony and we have several contexts behind it.

2. He expressed his will that there be light, and there was light and that's very different from many Ancient Near Eastern cosmogonies in which there's always a sexual principal at work in creation.