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cosmogonic

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cos·mog·o·ny  (kz-mg-n)
n. pl. cos·mog·o·nies
1. The astrophysical study of the origin and evolution of the universe.
2. A specific theory or model of the origin and evolution of the universe.
cosmo·gonic (-m-gnk), cosmo·goni·cal adj.
cosmo·goni·cal·ly adv.
cos·mogo·nist n.
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Adj.1.cosmogonic - pertaining to the branch of astronomy dealing with the origin and history and structure and dynamics of the universe; "cosmologic science"; "cosmological redshift"; "cosmogonic theories of the origin of the universe"
cosmogenic, cosmogonical, cosmologic, cosmological


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I then compared this cosmogonic myth with the first issue of the Cherokee Phoenix, which displays the newly inscribed Cherokee Constitution under the image of a phoenix rising out of the ashes.
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22) In functional cosmogonic terms, the ten sefirot bear a remarkable resemblance both to the orthodox Christian Trinity (23) and the Gnostic Archons or Aeons: like the members of the Trinity, each sefirah is conceived as a hypostasis or persona of the One; like the members of the Valentinian Pleroma, or divine Fullness, the sefirot are arranged in male-female pairs which emanate "children," i.
The Great Work begins: theater as theurgy in Angels in America by Lioi, Anthony / Cross Currents
A citation from Wole Soyinka's Myth, Literature and the African World appeared on the introductory wall text and was crucial for understanding the exhibition of such a diverse body of works of art: "A fortunate blend of myth and history penetrates even deeper into that area of man's cosmogonic hunger, one which leads him to the profounder forms of art as retrieval vehicles for, or assertive links with, a lost sense of origin.
Genesis: Ideas of Origin in African Sculpture by Pemberton, John, III / African Arts
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