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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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Among them are Ernst Cassirer on the place of language and myth in the pattern of human culture, Mircea Eliade on cosmogonic myth and sacred history, Emile Durkheim and Marcel Mauss on primitive classifications, and Claude Levi-Strauss on overture.
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It is noteworthy that the temple at Adichunchanagiri bears reference to an ancient cosmogonic concept of a pillar and a well.
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