Definitions for: Cosmology

[n] the branch of astrophysics that studies the origins and structure of the universe
[n] the metaphysical study of the origin and nature of the universe

Webster (1913) Definition: Cos*mol"o*gy (k[o^]z*m[o^]l"[-o]*j[y^]), n. [Gr.
ko`smos the world + -logy: cf. F. cosmologie.]
The science of the world or universe; or a treatise relating
to the structure and parts of the system of creation, the
elements of bodies, the modifications of material things, the
laws of motion, and the order and course of nature.

Synonyms: cosmogony

See Also: astrophysics, metaphysics

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