noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Canada, US:/kɑzˈmɑləd͡ʒi/
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rhymes with -ɒlədʒi
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1
noun
Meaning 1
The study of the physical universe, its structure, dynamics, origin and evolution, and fate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
Meronym: cosmogony
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A metaphysical study into the origin and nature of the universe.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
Meronym: cosmogony
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A particular view (cultural or religious) of the structure and origin of the universe.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
Meronym: cosmogony
Near-synonyms: cosmovision, worldview
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cosmovision, worldview
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
the branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universe
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cosmogony, cosmogeny
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: astrophysics
5
noun
Meaning 5
the metaphysical study of the origin and nature of the universe
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: metaphysics
History
Etymology
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.
Across languages
Translations
74 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
kosmologie
— study of the physical universe
Albanian:
kozmologji
— study of the physical universe
Arabic:
عِلْم الكَوْن الفِيزِيَائِيّ
(ʕilm al-kawn al-fīziyāʔiyy)
— study of the physical universe
Aragonese:
cosmolochía
— study of the physical universe
Armenian:
կոսմոլոգիա
(kosmologia)
— study of the physical universe
Asturian:
cosmoloxía
— study of the physical universe
Azerbaijani:
kosmologiya
— study of the physical universe
Basque:
kosmologia
— study of the physical universe
Belarusian:
касмало́гія
(kasmalóhija)
— study of the physical universe
Bulgarian:
космоло́гия
(kosmológija)
— study of the physical universe
Burmese:
စကြာဝဠာဗေဒ
(ca.krawa.labeda.)
— study of the physical universe
Catalan:
cosmologia
— study of the physical universe
Chinese Mandarin:
宇宙學 /宇宙学
(yǔzhòuxué)
— study of the physical universe
Cornish:
kosmonieth
— study of the physical universe
Czech:
kosmologie
— study of the physical universe
Danish:
kosmologi
— study of the physical universe
Dutch:
kosmologie
— study of the physical universe
Dutch:
ruimtekunde
— study of the physical universe
Esperanto:
kosmologio
— study of the physical universe
Estonian:
kosmoloogia
— study of the physical universe
Finnish:
kosmologia
— study of the physical universe
French:
cosmologie
— study of the physical universe
Galician:
cosmoloxía
— study of the physical universe
Georgian:
კოსმოლოგია
(ḳosmologia)
— study of the physical universe
German:
Kosmologie
— study of the physical universe
Greek:
κοσμολογία
(kosmología)
— study of the physical universe
Hebrew:
קוסמולוגיה
(qosmologia)
— study of the physical universe
Hindi:
ब्रह्माण्ड विज्ञान
(brahmāṇḍ vijñān)
— study of the physical universe
Hungarian:
kozmológia
— study of the physical universe
Icelandic:
heimsfræði
— study of the physical universe
Ido:
kosmologio
— study of the physical universe
Indonesian:
kosmologi
— study of the physical universe
Interlingua:
cosmologia
— study of the physical universe
Italian:
cosmologia
— study of the physical universe
Japanese:
宇宙論
(uchūron)
— study of the physical universe
Kazakh:
ғарышнама
(ğaryşnama)
— study of the physical universe
Kazakh:
космология
(kosmologiä)
— study of the physical universe
Khmer:
លោកធាតុវិទ្យា
(looka’ thiet vityie)
— study of the physical universe
Korean:
우주론
(ujuron)
— study of the physical universe
Northern Kurdish:
kosmolojî
— study of the physical universe
Kyrgyz:
космология
(kosmologiya)
— study of the physical universe
Latin:
cosmologia
— study of the physical universe
Latvian:
kosmoloģija
— study of the physical universe
Lithuanian:
kosmologija
— study of the physical universe
Macedonian:
космологија
(kosmologija)
— study of the physical universe
Malay:
kosmologi
— study of the physical universe
Maltese:
kosmoloġija
— study of the physical universe
Norman:
cosmologie
— study of the physical universe
Norwegian Bokmål:
kosmologi
— study of the physical universe
Norwegian Nynorsk:
kosmologi
— study of the physical universe
Occitan:
cosmologia
— study of the physical universe
Persian:
کیهانشناسی
(keyhân-šenâsi)
— study of the physical universe
Polish:
kosmologia
— study of the physical universe
Portuguese:
cosmologia
— study of the physical universe
Romanian:
cosmologie
— study of the physical universe
Romanian:
космолоӂие
(cosmologie)
— study of the physical universe
Russian:
космоло́гия
(kosmológija)
— study of the physical universe
Serbo-Croatian:
козмоло̀гија
— study of the physical universe
Serbo-Croatian:
kozmològija
— study of the physical universe
Sindhi:
آفاقڀياس
(Aafaaqbhyas)
— study of the physical universe
Slovak:
kozmológia
— study of the physical universe
Slovene:
kozmologija
— study of the physical universe
Spanish:
cosmología
— study of the physical universe
Swedish:
kosmologi
— study of the physical universe
Tagalog:
dalubmayawan
— study of the physical universe
Tagalog:
kosmolohiya
— study of the physical universe
Turkish:
kozmoloji
— study of the physical universe
Turkmen:
kosmologiýa
— study of the physical universe
Ukrainian:
космоло́гія
(kosmolóhija)
— study of the physical universe
Uzbek:
kosmologiya
— study of the physical universe
Yiddish:
קאָסמאָלאָגיע
(kosmologye)
— study of the physical universe
Armenian:
աշխարհայացք
(ašxarhayacʻkʻ)
— the way the world is viewed
Japanese:
世界観
(sekaikan)
— the way the world is viewed
Russian:
мировосприя́тие
(mirovosprijátije)
— the way the world is viewed