What does genesis mean?

Definitions for genesis
ˈdʒɛn ə sɪs; -ˌsizgen·e·sis

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. genesis, generationnoun

    a coming into being

  2. Genesis, Book of Genesisnoun

    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

Wiktionary

  1. genesisnoun

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

    Some point to the creation of the Magna Carta as the genesis of English common law.

  2. Genesisnoun

    The first of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible, the first book in the Torah.

  3. Genesisnoun

    of American usage since the 1980s.

  4. Genesisnoun

    The video game console Mega Drive by Sega.

  5. Etymology: From γένεσις.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. GENESISnoun

    Generation; the first book of Moses, which treats of the production of the world.

    Etymology: γένεσις; genese, French.

Wikipedia

  1. Gênesis

    Gênesis is a Brazilian telenovela produced by RecordTV and Casablanca that aired from 19 January 2021 to 22 November 2021. The series is written by Camilo Pellegrini, Raphaela Castro, and Stephanie Ribeiro. It stars an ensemble cast featuring Zé Carlos Machado, Adriana Garambone, Oscar Magrini, Cássia Linhares, Miguel Coelho, Thaís Melchior, Pablo Morais, Francisca Queiroz, Juliano Laham, Letícia Almeida, Juliana Boller and Carlo Porto. The plot is based on the Book of Genesis.

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  1. genesis

    Genesis generally refers to the origin, inception, or formation of something. It is derived from the Greek word meaning "birth" or "creation". In a religious context, Genesis is the first book of the Bible which outlines the creation of the world.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Genesisnoun

    the act of producing, or giving birth or origin to anything; the process or mode of originating; production; formation; origination

  2. Genesisnoun

    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. Genesisnoun

    same as Generation

  4. Etymology: [L., from Gr. ge`nesis, fr. the root of gi`gnesqai to beget, be born; akin to L. genus birth, race. See Gender.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Genesis

    jen′e-sis, n. generation, creation, or production: the first book of the Bible, so called from its containing an account of the Creation:—pl. Gen′esēs.—adjs. Genes′iac, -al, Genesit′ic, pertaining to Genesis. [L.,—Gr.,—gignesthai, to beget.]

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Genesis

    the first book in the Bible, so called in the Septuagint, as containing an account of the origin of the world, of the human family, and of the Jewish race; a book of the oldest date possessing any human interest.

Editors Contribution

  1. genesisverb

    The blueprints of life from nothing; the first book in the Torah (Bible) before Exodus, which includes the stories of the creation of the world, Noah's Ark, the Tower of Babel, and the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph. The generation, creation, nativity, horoscope,'from the base of an origin of being born or produced. The original one or more in a formation of something to come. 1.) Generally pronouncing to be a substance that produces something intelligent in its own elements of speaking in third person.

    The Holy Spirit created himself to be good in Genesis from his inevitable enemies actions of Satanic deception by their evil intentions.

    Etymology: Beginning


    Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on May 9, 2024  

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of genesis in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of genesis in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of genesis in a Sentence

  1. Robert Boston:

    Answers in Genesis started to say that to work there you had to have certain religious beliefs, you had to agree with them on how to interpret the Bible, you had to agree with them on creationism, you even had to agree with their views on homosexuality.

  2. Adriel Hampton:

    The genesis of President Trump re-election campaign is social media regulation and to ensure there is not an exemption in fact-checking specifically for politicians like Donald Trump who like to lie online.

  3. Christen Kuikoua:

    Before there was a beginning, there is God. God did not begin where the beginning began, he began the beginning to become. He is the prime mover, the uncaused cause, the eternal one. That What I called Genesis 1:∞

  4. Tony Robbins:

    Passion is the genesis of genius.

  5. John Barrymore:

    In Genesis, it says that it is not good for a man to be alone but sometimes it is a great relief.

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