Genesis definition
Psychogenesis.
An example of a genesis is when a project starts.
An example of Genesis is the section of the Bible that tells the story of creation.
Abiogenesis.
Other Word Forms
Noun
Origin 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