cosmology
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cosmology
- /kɑzˈmɑləd͡ʒi/ Canada, US
Rhymes with -ɒlədʒi
Where it comes from
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.
noun cosmologies
- The study of the physical universe, its structure, dynamics, origin and evolution, and fate. Meronym: cosmogony
- A metaphysical study into the origin and nature of the universe. Meronym: cosmogony
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A particular view (cultural or religious) of the structure and origin of the universe.
Meronym: cosmogony
Similar: cosmovision, worldview
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: cosmogony, space science, uranology, astrophysics, astronomy, cosmography, celestial mechanics, big-bang theory, astrography, extragalactic astronomy, macrocosmology, cosmogeology, cosmotheology, cosmicism, cosmogenesis, cosmometry
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noun study of the physical universe
| Español | cosmología |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 우주론 ujuron |
| 日本語 | 宇宙論 uchūron |
| 中文 | 宇宙學 /宇宙学 yǔzhòuxué |
| हिन्दी | ब्रह्माण्ड विज्ञान brahmāṇḍ vijñān |
| Português | cosmologia |
| Français | cosmologie |
| Deutsch | Kosmologie |
| Italiano | cosmologia |
| Ελληνικά | κοσμολογία kosmología |
| Română | cosmologie |
| Русский | космоло́гия kosmológija |
| العربية | عِلْم الكَوْن الفِيزِيَائِيّ ʕilm al-kawn al-fīziyāʔiyy |
| עברית | קוסמולוגיה qosmologia |
noun the way the world is viewed
| 日本語 | 世界観 sekaikan |
|---|---|
| Русский | мировосприя́тие mirovosprijátije |
Talk about this word "cosmology." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cosmology. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cosmology. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cosmology "cosmology." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cosmology.Cite this
@misc{cosmology_2026,
title = {cosmology},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cosmology},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
