Genesis definition
The coming into being of something; the origin.
noun
(proper) The first book of the Bible, giving an account of the Creation.
noun
The way in which something comes to be; beginning; origin.
noun
Origination, creation, formation, evolution (of something specified)
Psychogenesis.
affix
A female given name of American usage since the 1980s.
pronoun
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Genesis means the beginning.
An example of a genesis is when a project starts.
noun
Genesis is defined as the first book in the Bible.
An example of Genesis is the section of the Bible that tells the story of creation.
noun
(video games) The video game console Mega Drive by Sega.
pronoun
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Origin; production.
Abiogenesis.
suffix
Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
genesis
Plural:
genesesOrigin of genesis
- see genesis
From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition
- Latin from Greek birth, origin genə- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Latin from Greek genə- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Latin genesis (“generation, nativity”), from Ancient Greek γένεσις (genesis, “origin, source, beginning, nativity, generation, production, creation”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁tis (“birth, production”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-. Related to γίγνεσθαι (gignesthai) second aor. γενέσθαι (genesthai, “to be produced, become, be”).
From Wiktionary
- From Ancient Greek γένεσις (genesis, “creation, beginning, origin”).
From Wiktionary