[noun] [U] [formal] - the time when something came into existence; the beginning or originIn her autobiography, she describes the song's genesis late one night in a Dublin bar.Scientists are carrying out research into the genesis of cancer.(formal) In the Bible, Genesis is the first book of the Old Testament, describing how God made the world.
GENESIS
Meaning of GENESIS in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012