cosmologies
Origin of everything
Cosmologies is the plural of cosmology, referring to different theories or systems explaining the origin, structure, and nature of the universe.
Ancient cultures developed their own cosmologies—creation myths, celestial hierarchies, explanations for why things exist.
Modern scientific cosmology studies the Big Bang and the universe's evolution.
Indigenous cosmologies often place humans in reciprocal relationship with nature.
The term extends to any comprehensive worldview: The cosmologies of capitalism and socialism offer competing visions of human flourishing.
Hypothetical set of universes
- landscapeVisible features of terrain
- supersymmetryBosons mirror fermions theoretically
- hawkingSport using trained raptors
Point of creation
- originsPoints where things start
- emergenceComing into existence
- inceptionFounding moment
- formationCreation or arrangement
primordial · birth · dawn · emanation · theogony · dreamtime · nun · chaos
Study of existence's nature
- metaphysicsPhilosophy of existence's nature
- teleologyStudy of purpose in nature
- logosBrand identification symbols
- daoThe way, lowercase
maya · samsara · dharma · karma · dualism · monism · idealism · materialism
Complete system or domain
- galaxyGravitationally bound stellar mass
- nebulaInterstellar gas formation
- quasarLuminous active galactic core
- black-holeCollapsed star's remnant
filaments · voids · superclusters · spacetime · dimensions · curvature · flat · open
All gods of a religion
- deitiesWorshipped supernatural beings
- underworldRealm of the departed
- dreamtimeSleep phase with visions
- serpentCunning, limbless reptile
heavens · netherworld · cyclical · ancestors · spirits · animism · shamanic · indigenous
Causing currency devaluation
- steady-stateCondition of constant balance
- redshiftWavelength stretch from recession
- relativityHow observers differ
- spacetimeMerged dimensional framework
multiverse
Hypothetical set of universes
- landscapeVisible features of terrain
- supersymmetryBosons mirror fermions theoretically
- hawkingSport using trained raptors
genesis
Point of creation
formation · primordial · birth · dawn · emanation · theogony · dreamtime · nun · chaos
ontology
Study of existence's nature
- metaphysicsPhilosophy of existence's nature
- teleologyStudy of purpose in nature
- logosBrand identification symbols
dao · maya · samsara · dharma · karma · dualism · monism · idealism · materialism · emanationism
universe
Complete system or domain
- galaxyGravitationally bound stellar mass
- nebulaInterstellar gas formation
- quasarLuminous active galactic core
black-hole · filaments · voids · superclusters · spacetime · dimensions · curvature · flat · open · closed
pantheon
All gods of a religion
- deitiesWorshipped supernatural beings
- underworldRealm of the departed
- dreamtimeSleep phase with visions
serpent · heavens · netherworld · cyclical · ancestors · spirits · animism · shamanic · indigenous · aboriginal
inflationary
Causing currency devaluation
- steady-stateCondition of constant balance
- redshiftWavelength stretch from recession
- relativityHow observers differ
spacetime · singularity · nucleosynthesis · recombination · fine-tuning