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, noun

Words nearby genesis

generosity, generous, generous to a fault, genesee, genesic, genesis, genet, genethliac, genethlialogy, genetic, genetic amplification

British Dictionary definitions for hypergenesis (1 of 2)

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 hypergenesis (2 of 2)

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

Medical definitions for hypergenesis (1 of 2)

hypergenesis
[ hī′pər-jĕn′ĭ-sĭs ]

n.

An excessive development or redundancy of the parts or organs of the body.

Other words from hypergenesis

hy′per•ge•net′ic (-jə-nĕt′ĭk) adj.

Medical definitions for hypergenesis (2 of 2)

genesis
[ jĕn′ĭ-sĭs ]

n. pl. gen•e•ses (-sēz′)

The coming into being of something; the origin.

Cultural definitions for hypergenesis

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.