cosmology
noun/kɑzˈmɑləd͡ʒi/CA
Etymology
From Medieval Latin cosmologia, from Ancient Greek κόσμος (kósmos, “world”) + -λογία (-logía, “treating of”), combination form of -λόγος (-lógos, “one who speaks (in a certain manner)”). By surface analysis, cosmo- + -logy.
- derived from κόσμος
- derived from cosmologia
Definitions
The study of the physical universe, its structure, dynamics, origin and evolution, and…
The study of the physical universe, its structure, dynamics, origin and evolution, and fate.
A metaphysical study into the origin and nature of the universe.
A particular view (cultural or religious) of the structure and origin of the universe.
- Near-synonyms: cosmovision, worldview
- But the work of Marshack and Leroi-Gourhan enable us to see that these later religions of the civilized period are elaborations of the cosmologies from the universal religion of the Upper Paleolithic.
The neighborhood
- neighborcosmic
- neighborcosmogony
- neighborcosmologic
- neighborcosmological
- neighborcosmologist
- neighborcosmos
- neighboreschatology
- neighborbig bang theory
- neighborsteady state theory
- neighborblack hole cosmology
- neighborconcordance cosmology
- neighbormacrocosmology
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for cosmology. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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