GENESIS

Genesis, Book of Genesis

(noun) the first book of the Old Testament: tells of 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; Joseph and his brothers

genesis, generation

(noun) a coming into being

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Proper noun

Genesis

(religion) The first sacred book in the Torah and the Hebrew Bible.

Synonym: Gen. (abbreviation)

A female given name from Ancient Greek of American usage since the 1980s.

(video games) A video game console, the Sega Genesis.

Holonyms

• Books of Moses

• Old Testament

• Pentateuch

• Tanakh

• Torah

Anagrams

• Giesens, seeings, signees

Etymology

Noun

genesis (plural geneses)

The origin, start, or point at which something comes into being.

Anagrams

• Giesens, seeings, signees

Source: Wiktionary


Gen"e*sis, n. Etym: [L., from Gr. genus birth, race. See Gender.]

1. The act of producing, or giving birth or origin to anything; the process or mode of originating; production; formation; origination. The origin and genasis of poor Sterling's club. Carlyle.

2. The first book of the Old Testament; -- so called by the Greek translators, from its containing the history of the creation of the world and of the human race.

3. (Geom.)

Definition: Same as Generation.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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