cos ‧ mog ‧ o ‧ ny /kɒzˈmɒɡəni $ kɑːzˈmɑː-/ BrE AmE noun ( plural cosmogonies ) [uncountable and countable]
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Modern Latin ; Origin: cosmogonia , from Greek , from kosmos ( ⇨ ↑ cosmos ) + -gonia 'bringing into existence' ]
the origin of the universe, or a set of ideas about this