genesis
[ jen-uh-sis ]
/ ˈdʒɛn ə sɪs /
noun, plural gen·e·ses [jen-uh-seez] /ˈdʒɛn əˌsiz/.
an origin, creation, or beginning.
Origin of genesis
1595–1605; < Latin: generation, birth < Greek
génesis origin, source
OTHER WORDS FROM genesis
hy·per·gen·e·sis, nounWords nearby genesis
generosity,
generous,
generous to a fault,
genesee,
genesic,
genesis,
genet,
genethliac,
genethlialogy,
genetic,
genetic amplification
Definition for genesis (2 of 3)
Genesis
[ jen-uh-sis ]
/ ˈdʒɛn ə sɪs /
noun
the first book of the Bible, dealing with the Creation and the Patriarchs. Abbreviation: Gen.
OTHER WORDS FROM Genesis
Ge·ne·si·ac [juh-nee-see-ak] /dʒəˈni siˌæk/, Gen·e·si·a·cal [jen-uh-sahy-uh-kuh l] /ˌdʒɛn əˈsaɪ ə kəl/, Gen·e·sit·ic, adjectiveDefinition for genesis (3 of 3)
Example sentences from the Web for genesis
British Dictionary definitions for genesis (1 of 3)
genesis
/ (ˈdʒɛnɪsɪs) /
noun plural -ses (-ˌsiːz)
a beginning or origin of anything
Word Origin for genesis
Old English: via Latin from Greek; related to Greek
gignesthai to be born
British Dictionary definitions for genesis (2 of 3)
Genesis
/ (ˈdʒɛnɪsɪs) /
noun
the first book of the Old Testament recounting the events from the Creation of the world to the sojourning of the Israelites in Egypt
British Dictionary definitions for genesis (3 of 3)
-genesis
n combining form
indicating genesis, development, or generation
biogenesis; parthenogenesis
Derived forms of -genesis
-genetic or -genic, adj combining formWord Origin for -genesis
New Latin, from Latin:
genesis
Medical definitions for genesis (1 of 2)
genesis
[ jĕn′ĭ-sĭs ]
n. pl. gen•e•ses (-sēz′)
The coming into being of something; the origin.
Medical definitions for genesis (2 of 2)
-genesis
suff.
Origin; production:biogenesis.
Cultural definitions for genesis
Genesis
The first book of the Old Testament; its first words are “In the beginning” (genesis is a Greek word for “beginning”). It covers the time from the beginning of the world through the days of the patriarchs, including the stories of the Creation, Adam and Eve, the Fall of Man, Cain and Abel, Noah and the Flood, God's covenant with Abraham, Abraham and Isaac, Jacob and Esau, and Joseph and his brothers.